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noun, plural E·dos ( especially collectively ) E·do for 1.
1.
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
2.
the Kwa language of the Edo people.
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| —n , Edo, Edos | |
| 1. | a member of a Negroid people of SW Nigeria around Benin, noted for their 16th-century bronze sculptures |
| 2. | Also called: Bini the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family |
| 3. | a state of Nigeria, in the S. Capital: Benin City. Pop: 3 218 332(2006). Area: 17 802 sq km (6873 sq miles) |
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| EDO extended duration orbiter |
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