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The summer I finished my first novel 'Ghana Must Go,' I drove across west Africa: from Accra to Lome to Cotonou to the deliciously named Ouagadougou.
Taiye Selasi

Meaning of "Cotonou" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COTONOU

Cotonou  [ˌkəʊtəˈnuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COTONOU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cotonou is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COTONOU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cotonou

Cotonou

Cotonou, formerly Kotonu, is the largest city and economic centre of Benin, although Porto-Novo is the capital. Its official population count was 761,137 inhabitants in 2006; however, some estimates indicate its population to be as high as 1.2 million; the population in 1960 was only 70,000. The urban area continues to expand, notably towards the west. The city lies in the southeast of the country, between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Nokoué. In addition to being Benin's largest city, it houses many of its government and diplomatic services. The city is a major port, and is also home to an airport and a railway that links to Parakou. Other features of Cotonou include Cotonou Friendship Stadium, Cotonou Cathedral, Cotonou Central Mosque, the Ancien Pont Bridge and the 20-hectare Dantokpa Market, which has a commercial turnover of over one billion CFA Francs a day. The National University of Benin is located in Cotonou. Another familiar feature of the city is the motorcycle-taxis known as Zémidjans.

Definition of Cotonou in the English dictionary

The definition of Cotonou in the dictionary is the chief port and official capital of Benin, on the Bight of Benin. Pop: 891 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COTONOU


Ainu
ˈaɪnuː
Anu
ˈɑːnuː
canoe
kəˈnuː
gnu
nuː
inconnu
ˈɪnkənuː
inconnue
ˈɪnkənuː
ingenu
ˌænʒeɪˈnuː
Innu
ˈɪnuː
joncanoe
ˌdʒɒnkəˈnuː
junkanoo
ˌdʒʌŋkəˈnuː
KANU
ˈkɑːnuː
tamanu
ˈtɑːmɑːˌnuː
tauhinu
tɑːuːhiːnuː
Terengganu
tɛrɛŋˈɡɑːnuː
Trengganu
trɛŋˈɡɑːnuː
Vishnu
ˈvɪʃnuː
Zanu
ˌzænuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COTONOU

Cotman
cotoneaster
Cotopaxi
cotquean
cotransduce
cotransduction
cotransfer
cotransport
cotrustee
Cotswold
Cotswolds

WORDS THAT END LIKE COTONOU

after you
chou
Dou
fou
good on you
Guangzhou
Haji-Ioannou
Hangzhou
lou
not with you
ou
Ouagadougou
see you
sou
thank you
thank-you
thou
what have you
you
Zhou

Synonyms and antonyms of Cotonou in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Cotonou» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Cotonou to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Cotonou from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Cotonou» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

科托努
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cotonou
570 millions of speakers

English

Cotonou
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Cotonou
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كوتونو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Котону
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cotonou
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোটন্যূ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Cotonou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cotonou
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Cotonou
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コトヌー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

코토 누
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cotonou
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Cotonou
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோடந்யூ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोतोऊ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cotonou
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Cotonou
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kotonu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Котону
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cotonou
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κοτονού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Cotonou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Cotonou
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Cotonou
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Cotonou

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COTONOU»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Cotonou

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Taiye Selasi
The summer I finished my first novel 'Ghana Must Go,' I drove across west Africa: from Accra to Lome to Cotonou to the deliciously named Ouagadougou.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COTONOU»

Discover the use of Cotonou in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Cotonou and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cotonou Agreement: A User's Guide
By way of a simple question and answer format, the guide simplifies the Cotonou Agreement, making it more accessible to end users, who include, amongst others, policy-makers, the private sector and other stakeholders.
‎2004
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Which benefits does the Cotonou Agreement hold for the ...
Selected references p. 32.
Francis A. S. T. Matambalya, 2003
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The Africa Policy of Normative Power Eu Considering Cotonou ...
Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Africa, grade: 1,0, University of Cologne (Forschungsinstitut fur Politische Wissenschaft und Europaische Fragen), course: Multilateralism and the ...
Christoph Vogel, 2011
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The Cotonou Agreement: A stimulus to African, Caribbean and ...
A stimulus to African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Economic Renaissance Boniface Macharia Kinyanjui. The non-reciprocal trade preferences available to the ACP countries up to the end of 2007 are inter alia subject, as in the past, to the ...
Boniface Macharia Kinyanjui, 2001
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Reconstructing Justice in the Land: How Urban Evangelical ...
Cotonou Cotonou is a southern city in the Republic of Benin. The name Cotonou is a Europeanized version of a Beninese (Fon/Gun) name, Ku-Tonu? As such, Ku -Tonu means "the lagoon of death" (Adissoba). This name likely emerged due ...
Mathieu Segbegnon Gnonhossou, 2008
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Africa South of the Sahara 2004
61-02-54; fax 61-01-99; e-mail archeveche® borgou.net. Protestant Church There are an estimated 257 Protestant mission centres in Benin. Eglise Protestante Methodiste en Republique du Benin: 54 ave Mgr Steinmetz, BP 34, Cotonou; tel.
Europa Publications, 2003
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Benin: The Bradt Travel Guide
I f Cotonou is cursed with a name that even the very best tourist \ board would struggle to sell as a holiday spot. In Fon, the local language, Cotonou means ' mouth of the river of death', and, were you to attempt to swim in the lagoon that spills ...
Stuart Butler, 2006
8
Africa South of the Sahara 2003
Benin-Presse Info: 01 BP 72, Cotonou; tel. 31-26-55; bulletin of Agence Benin- Presse; Dir Yaovi Hounkponou; Editor-in-Chief JOSEPHE VODOUNON. Les Echos du Jour: Carre 136, Sodjatime, 08 BP 718, Cotonou; tel. 33-18-33; fax 33- 17-06; ...
Eur, 2002
9
The Cotonou Agreement and Its Implications for the Regional ...
Manuel De la Rocha. This paper — a product of the Regional Integration and Cooperation Unit, Africa Region — is part of a larger effort in the region to contribute to the debate on regional integration in Africa. Copies of the paper are available ...
Manuel De la Rocha, 2003
10
Trade, poverty and the environment: the EU, Cotonou and the ...
This book draws attention to limitations in the EU's approach to implementing pro-poor, environmentally sustainable development amongst its African-Caribbean-Pacific partners.
Adrian Flint, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COTONOU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cotonou is used in the context of the following news items.
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Orange Connects Benin and the Canary Islands to the ACE …
Orange, together with the other members of the ACE consortium, announces the launch of the ACE (Africa Coast to Europe) cable in Cotonou, ... «Africa Outlook Magazine, Jul 15»
2
BENIN : Hollande fails to give blessings to Bollore's railway loop
Defying expectations, French president Francois Hollande did not attend the signing of a contract in Cotonou on July 2nd for the construction of ... «Africa Intelligence, Jul 15»
3
Presbyterian Church Synod calls for petroleum subsidy removal
... all parts of the Synod which comprises Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Oyo, Edo and Delta States as well the mission Presbytery of Cotonou-Lome ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
4
France tries to keep path open for Greece accord
French president Francois Hollande holds a joint press conference with his Beninese counterpart at the presidential palace in Cotonou on July ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
5
Ports - Stakeholders Count Gains of Commercial Regulation
"The objective is to establish a framework where the competitiveness of the industry will be enhanced beyond its neighbouring ports of Cotonou ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
Cotonou-Niamey : l'expropriation illégale du Groupe Petrolin
L'affaire Petrolin est loin de livrer ses secrets. Il a suffi que la presse locale parle du parrainage avorté de la signature de la convention de ... «La Nouvelle Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Benin Connects 3rd Landing Station (ACE) but Continued Benin …
London — This week saw the ACE cable connect one of its second phase cable landing stations in Cotonou, the capital of Benin. Like many ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
8
Why NFF Must Probe Taye Taiwo's Bribery Allegation
... national scene in 2005 as a member of the Flying Eagles team that won the Africa Youth Championship that held in Cotonou, Benin Republic ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Ongoing Wasatch Elementary production tells the Candy Bomber …
He served in West Africa, in the Benin Cotonou Mission. Doing the play was Haggard's first foray into acting. Why exactly did he get cast as ... «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
10
Hollande urges African leaders to respect term limits
COTONOU - French President Francois Hollande urged African leaders on Thursday to respect their constitutional term limits amid concerns ... «eNCA, Jul 15»

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