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Dahomey [dəˈhəʊmɪ] n
(Placename) the former name (until 1975) of Benin ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Africa Benin Beninese capital of Benin Cotonou Dy Ewe French West Africa Niger Niger River Porto Novo Republic of Benin Togo Togolese | He admits that simple cruciforms may be "complex signs" fusing diverse elements--"a mixture of Kongo, Yoruba, Dahomean, Roman Catholic, Native American, and Spiritualist allusions"--but claims that in these New World examples, Kongo influence predominates (Thompson 1983:113; for further discussion of Kongoisms, see Rosengarten 1997:26, 88-91, 172-89). tells the story of the capture in what is now Benin in West Africa, the voyage, the impact and survival of the Dahomean culture, the founding and subsequent history of the town, and other parts of the story. Their biggest success was In Dahomey (1902), inspired by their experience impersonating Dahomean natives in San Francisco. |
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