Dahomey
/dəˈhəʊmi//dəˈhoʊmi/
词源链
- fon
dã homè‘belly of Dã; snake's belly’
借入
- 英语English
Dahomey
词源说明
From Fon dã homè (“belly of Dã; snake's belly”).
释义
专有名词proper noun
- 1historicalA former kingdom in West Africa, existing from c. 1600–1904 and located in the southern part of present-day Benin.
- 2historicalFormer name of Benin: a country in West Africa; used from 1958–1975. Official name: Republic of Dahomey.