Home › Words › D › dahomeyandahomeyandahomeyan means of or pertaining to the state of Dahomey (later, Benin).EtymologyFrom Dahomey + -an.adjOf or pertaining to the state of Dahomey (later, Benin).e.g.“Dahomeyan raiders kidnapped the men first, then returned to her village the next moon for the women and children.” — 2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet (2017), page 3:nounA native or inhabitant of Dahomey.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.beninese 65% match — Of, from, or pertaining to Benin, the Beninese people. vs dahomeyan →demeraran 57% match — Of or pertaining to Demerara. vs dahomeyan →daunian 57% match — Of or relating to the Daunii. vs dahomeyan →burkinabe 56% match — A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent. vs dahomeyan →dyonic 56% match — Of or pertaining to dyons. vs dahomeyan →dongolese 55% match — Of or relating to Dongolawi (Nubian language). vs dahomeyan →dandarid 55% match — Pertaining to or belonging to the ancient Dandarii people. vs dahomeyan →abidjani 54% match — Of, from, or pertaining to, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. vs dahomeyan →