Porto Novo

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɔːtəʊ ˈnəʊvəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pôr′tō nō′vō, pōr′-)


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Por•to No•vo  (pôr′tō nō′vō, pōr′-),USA pronunciation 
  1. Place Namesa seaport in and the capital of Benin. 120,000.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Porto-Novo /ˌpɔːtəʊˈnəʊvəʊ/ n
  1. the capital of Benin, in the southwest on a coastal lagoon: formerly a centre of Portuguese settlement and the slave trade. Pop: 253 000 (2005 est)
'Porto Novo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Benin - Porto-Novo - Ouémé

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