Beninese

proper noun

a native or inhabitant of Benin

of or relating to Benin or its inhabitants

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bɛnɪˈniːz/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Yoruboid *ú-lí Yoruba ileder. Yoruba ì- Yoruba bí Proto-Edekiri *ɪ́-nʊ̃́ Proto-Edekiri *ɪ́-lʊ̃́ Yoruba inú Yoruba ibinuder. Yoruba ile ibinubor. Itsekiri Ubinubor. Portuguese Benimbor. English Benin Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Beninese From Benin + -ese.

Of, from, or pertaining to Benin, the Beninese people.

noun

A 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.””