Dahomeyan
Speech parts
1. Dahomeyan - Noun
2. Dahomeyan - Adjective
Meaning
Dahomeyan (comparative more Dahomeyan, superlative most Dahomeyan)
Of or pertaining to the state of Dahomey (later, Benin).
Dahomeyan (plural Dahomeyans)
A native or inhabitant of Dahomey.
Examples
Dahomeyan raiders kidnapped the men first, then returned to her village the next moon for the women and children, marching them in chains to the sea two by two.
In 1893, he had also successfully petitioned the World’s Columbian Exposition board for a similar concession featuring “Dahomeyan villagers.”