Meanings
adjectiveBeninese (comparative more Beninese, superlative most Beninese)
comparative more Beninese · superlative most Beninese · alternative Beninoise
- Of, from, or pertaining to Benin, the Beninese people.
nounBeninese (plural Beninese)
alternative Beninoise
- in pluralA person from Benin or of Beninese descent.
“They wanted to know what part of Africa my parents hailed from,” Caesar said. “How was I to know? He said I had the nose of a Beninese.”
2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet (2017), pages 147–148
Origin
- Yorubaile
- Yorubaì-
- Yorubabí
- Yorubainú
- Yorubaibinu
- Yorubaile ibin
- ItsekiriUbin
- PortugueseBenim
- FrenchBénin
- EnglishBenin
- EnglishBeninese
Translations
Afrikaans Beninees, Beninees
- Benineesof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- Benineesperson
Catalan beninès, beninès
- beninèsof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- beninèsperson
Czech beninský, Beninec
- beninskýof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- Beninecperson
Dutch Benins, Beniner
- Beninsof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- Beninerperson
- Beninseperson
Finnish beniniläinen, beniniläinen
- beniniläinenof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- beniniläinenperson
French béninois, Béninois
- béninoisof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- Béninoisperson
- Béninoiseperson
German beninisch, Beniner
- beninischof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- Beninerperson
- Beninerinperson
Hungarian benini, benini
- beniniof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- beniniperson
Icelandic benínskur, Beníni
- benínskurof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- Beníniperson
Italian beninese
- benineseperson
Norwegian Bokmål beninsk, beniner
- beninskof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- beninerperson
Polish beniński, Benińczyk
- benińskiof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- Benińczykperson
- Beninkaperson
Portuguese beninense, beninês
- beninenseof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- beninêsof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- beninenseperson
- beninêsperson
- beninesaperson
Romanian beninez, beninez
- beninezof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- beninezperson
- beninezăperson
Russian бени́нский, бени́нец
- бени́нский (benínskij)of, from, or pertaining to Benin
- бени́нец (benínec)person
- бени́нка (benínka)person
Spanish beninés, beninés
- beninésof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- beninésperson
- beninesaperson
Swedish beninsk, beninier
- beninskof, from, or pertaining to Benin
- beninierperson
- beninskaperson
Turkish Beninli
- Beninliperson
Ukrainian бені́нський, бенінець
- бені́нський (benínsʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to Benin
- бенінець (beninecʹ)person
- бенінка (beninka)person
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Beninese
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Beninese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beninese
MLA
“Beninese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beninese. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beninese,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beninese.
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