Benin
/bəˈnɪn/- a country of West Africa, immediately west of Nigeria; pop.8,791, 800 (est.2009); languages, French (official), West African languages; capital, Porto Novo. The country was conquered by the French in 1893 and became part of French West Africa. In 1960 it became fully independent. Former name (until 1975) DAHOMEY.贝宁（非洲西部国家, 东接尼日利亚; 2009年估计人口8,791, 800; 语言为法语和西非语言, 法语为官方语言; 首都波多诺伏, 1893年被法国征服, 并入法属西非, 1960年完全独立; 原称达荷美［1975年前］）。
派生词
Beninese
/ˌbenɪˈniːz/ adjective & noun词源
name adopted in 1975， formerly used of an African kingdom powerful in the 14th-17th cents.