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WHYDAH

Volume 21 · 57 words · 1860 Edition

a seaport of Africa, Guinea, N. Lat. 6. 14., E. Long. 1. 36., formerly the capital of a rich state, now tributary to Dahomey, and the principal port in that kingdom. Until recently it was notorious as a slave-port, and at present it is the seat of a brisk trade in oil, especially with Marseilles. Pop. 7000.