Benin City


noun
  1. a city in S Nigeria.

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How to use Benin City in a sentence

  • Here is a knotty point in Jakri law of inheritance, which differs from the Benin City law on the subject.

    West African studies | Mary Henrietta Kingsley
  • The Jakri tribe claim to be of the same race as the people of Benin City and kingdom.

    West African studies | Mary Henrietta Kingsley
  • He went into Benin City with the English when they cleaned out the town.

British Dictionary definitions for Benin City

Benin City

noun
  1. a city in S Nigeria, capital of Edo state: former capital of the kingdom of Benin. Pop: 1 022 000 (2005 est)

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