Cotonou

[ koh-tuh-noo ]

noun

1. a seaport in SE Benin.

Cotonou

/ ˌkəʊtəˈnuː /

noun

1. the chief port and official capital of Benin, on the Bight of Benin. Pop: 891 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

People in Cotonou said that they didn’t know about the jihadi problem, believed it was fake news, or that it was a problem limited to neighboring countries.

From Seattle Times

It’s relatively easy to go anywhere in Cotonou, which is where I live now.

From Los Angeles Times

He first went to Cotonou in nearby Benin, and then to Lagos in neighbouring Nigeria, where he earned money by driving a motor scooter carrying passengers around the huge city.

From BBC

Viou learned to cook from her mother who had a simple little restaurant in Cotonou, Benin and got a lesson in perseverance from her grandmother.

From Seattle Times

One morning this past summer, a 21-year-old student arrived at a clinic in Cotonou, Benin’s largest city, for her second appointment in a week and told a counselor that she was four weeks pregnant.

From New York Times