Beninese


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Beninese

(ˌbɛniːˈniːz)
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Benin or its people
n
(Peoples) Also: Beninois a native or inhabitant of Benin
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Noun1.Beninese - a native or inhabitant of BeninBeninese - a native or inhabitant of Benin  
Benin, Dahomey, Republic of Benin - a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
African - a native or inhabitant of Africa
Adj.1.Beninese - of or relating to or characteristic of Benin or its peopleBeninese - of or relating to or characteristic of Benin or its people; "Benin bronzes"
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Beninese President Thomas Yayi Boni also accompanied President Ahmadinejad in the inaugural ceremony.
At the onset of the meeting, the Cabinet was also apprised of four letters sent to HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah from Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Beninese President Thomas Yayi Boni, Bangladeshi President Zillur Rahman and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Percy Rajapaksa.
East Riffa, the surprise team of the season, gradually came back to the game and began to make some serious inroads from Ahmed Abdulla, Faisal Budahoom and Beninese international Seidath Kenabe Tchomogo.
ANKARA, Apr 9, 2009 (TUR) -- Beninese President Boni Yayi's visit to Turkey has been put off to a later time, Turkish President's office said on Wednesday.
Ninety-three percent of victims were Beninese and 92 percent were trafficked within the country.
Most Beninese are farmers and suffer from illiteracy, lack of safe water and medical care, erratic electricity and dependence on one crop--cotton--for revenue.
There is no information that a senior Beninese government official or government entity engages in, encourages, or facilitates the illicit production or distribution of narcotic or psychotropic drugs.
Summary: Cotonou [Benin], July 29 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind thanked his Beninese counterpart Patrice Talon for expressing support for India's candidature for permanent membership of the UN Security Council during bilateral talks here on Monday.
The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the life sentence without parole handed down by a Manila judge against a Beninese man who swallowed 57 capsules containing 751 grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, which he tried to sneak into the country in 2013.
PORTO-NOVO (TAP) - resigned as interim president of the Central African Republic on Friday after months of sectarian violence, has sought exile in Benin, according to Chadian and Beninese officials.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was awarded the highest national medal of the African state of Benin by his Beninese counterpart Thomas Yayi Boni in a ceremony in the capital city of Porto-Novo.