Dahomeyan

English

Etymology

Dahomey +‎ -an

Adjective

Dahomeyan (comparative more Dahomeyan, superlative most Dahomeyan)

1. Of or pertaining to the state of Dahomey (later, Benin).
   • 2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet (2017), page 3:

     Dahomeyan raiders kidnapped the men first, then returned to her village the next moon for the women and children.

Translations

of or pertaining to Dahomey

• Portuguese: daomeano

Noun

Dahomeyan (plural Dahomeyans)

1. A native or inhabitant of Dahomey.

Translations

a native or inhabitant of Dahomey

• Portuguese: daomeano m