Associations to the word «Dahomey»

Wiktionary

DAHOMEY, proper noun. (historical) A former country in Africa, located in present-day Benin.

Dictionary definition

DAHOMEY, noun. A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats