Edo

1
[ ed-oh ]

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.

Other definitions for Edo (2 of 2)

Edo2
[ ed-oh; Japanese e-daw ]

noun
  1. a former name of Tokyo.

  • Also Ye·do, Yed·do [yed-oh; Japanese ye-daw] /ˈyɛd oʊ; Japanese ˈyɛ dɔ/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for Edo

Edo

/ (ˈɛdəʊ) /


noun
  1. plural Edo or Edos 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

  1. 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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