Porto Novo

[ pawr-toh noh-voh, pohr- ]

noun
  1. a seaport in and the capital of Benin.

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Porto Novo

/ (ˈpɔːtəʊ ˈnəʊvəʊ) /


noun
  1. the capital of Benin, in the southwest on a coastal lagoon: formerly a centre of Portuguese settlement and the slave trade. Pop: 253 000 (2005 est)

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