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Edo

Ed·o [ éddō ] (plural Ed·o or Ed·os)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of Nigerian people: a member of a people living in the Benin region of Nigeria

2. language of Edo people: the language of the Edo people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages. Native speakers: 1 million.

[Late 19th century. < Edo name for Benin City]

Ed·o adjective
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