An alternative or historical name for the West African country Benin, sometimes used in older texts or maps.
From Benin, the West African nation, with variant spelling. The country was formerly known as Dahomey under French colonial rule until 1975.
Benin was one of the first African countries to reclaim its pre-colonial name after independence, rejecting the French colonial name Dahomey—a powerful statement of returning to historical identity.
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