| 单词 | Porto Novo |
| 例句 | Several people were taken to hospital after the weekend incident in Adjarra town, near the capital Porto Novo. Benin anti-voodoo sect members die of asphyxiation - BBC News 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z “In Porto Novo, where I live, after a heavy rain storm, I saw a doll lying in the mud”, he told BBC Africa. In pictures: Benin's spooky dolls 2012-09-30T00:10:59Z Kotonu is a regular port of call for steamers from Europe to the West Coast, and there is also regular steamship communication along the lagoons between Porto Novo and Lagos. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Among the chief towns are Timbuktu and Jenn� on the Niger, Porto Novo in Dahomey, and St Louis and Dakar in Senegal, Dakar being an important naval and commercial port. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The progress of Hyder was arrested; and in a few months the great victory of Porto Novo retrieved the honor of the English arms. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) When he arrived at Porto Novo, the army was delighted to find a British fleet there, and scarcely less pleased to hear that Lord Macartney had arrived as governor of Madras. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib Immediately upon receiving the news he left port, and on the 13th sighted the British fleet, then at anchor off Porto Novo, a little south of Cuddalore. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence Porto Novo at the beginning of the 19th century became tributary to Dahomey. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z At Porto Novo, in French West Africa, twins have tutelary spirits in the shape of small monkeys. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Eager to bring the troops into the field, Suffren sailed on the 15th with his fastest ships, and landed them the next day at Porto Novo. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 I saw little of the events after the battle of Porto Novo, as my father was taken ill soon after, and died at Madras. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib Like the chiefs of Porto Novo, the despot of Dahome, the rulers of many Nigerian tribes, and even the Fernandian "Bube," these potentates may not look at the sea nor at the river. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 Porto Novo is inhabited by a tribe called Nago, which has an admixture of Yoruba blood and speaks a Yoruba dialect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The progress of Hyder was arrested; and in a few months the great victory of Porto Novo retrieved the honour of the English arms. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 After negotiations and arrangements with Hyder Ali the army landed south of Porto Novo, and marched against Cuddalore, which surrendered on the 4th of April. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Situated on the beach between the sea and the lagoon of Porto Novo, the soil consists of heavy sand. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z In that year the kingdom of Porto Novo accepted a French protectorate, and an Anglo-French agreement of 1864 fixed its boundaries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Kotonu was originally a small village which served as the seaport of Porto Novo and was burnt to the ground in 1890. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z |
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