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Be·nin

Benin

 
pronunciation:
be nin
part of speech: noun
definition: Benin is a country in Africa. It is between the country of Nigeria and the country of Togo. It is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Benin is not a large country but more than fifty different languages are spoken there. People use French if they don't know each other's language. Many people in Benin have names that tell you what day of the week they were born on.