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54 relations: African Americans, Alabama, American English, Americans, Americas, Amulet, Angélique Kidjo, Belgium, Benin, Bight of Benin, Brazil, Chicago, Christian, Clotilda (slave ship), Cudjoe Lewis, Dahomey, Djimon Hounsou, Ede language, Europe, Ewe people, Florida, Fon people, France, French language, French people, Gen language, Ghana, Gulf Coast of the United States, Ivorian Americans, Kingdom of Whydah, Louisiana, Louisiana Voodoo, Lucille Clifton, Malian Americans, Mobile, Alabama, Muslim, New York (state), Nigeria, Nigerian Americans, Ohio State University Press, Ouidah, Porto-Novo, Réda Johnson, Senegalese Americans, South Carolina, Togo, Togolese Americans, Traditional African religions, Veneration of the dead, Virginia, ..., Washington, D.C., West Africa, Westchester County, New York, Yoruba people. Expand index (4 more) »
African Americans
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.
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Alabama
Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.
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American English
American English (AmE, AE, AmEng, USEng, en-US), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.
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Americans
Americans are citizens of the United States of America.
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Americas
The Americas (also collectively called America)"America." The Oxford Companion to the English Language.
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Amulet
An amulet is an object that is typically worn on one's person, that some people believe has the magical or miraculous power to protect its holder, either to protect them in general or to protect them from some specific thing; it is often also used as an ornament though that may not be the intended purpose of it.
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Angélique Kidjo
Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, known as Angélique Kidjo (born July 14, 1960), is a Grammy Award-winning Beninese singer-songwriter, actress and activist, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos.
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Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe bordered by France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.
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Benin
Benin (Bénin), officially the Republic of Benin (République du Bénin) and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa.
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Bight of Benin
The Bight of Benin or Bay of Benin is a bight in the Gulf of Guinea area on the western African coast.
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Brazil
Brazil (Brasil), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.
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Chicago
Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.
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Christian
A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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Clotilda (slave ship)
The schooner Clotilda (often misspelled Clotilde) was the last known U.S. slave ship to bring captives from Africa to the United States, arriving at Mobile Bay in autumn 1859 or July 9, 1860, with 110-160 slaves.
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Cudjoe Lewis
Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis (c. 1840 – July 17, 1935), or Cudjo Lewis or Oluale Kossola, was the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade between Africa and the United States.
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Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey was an African kingdom (located within the area of the present-day country of Benin) that existed from about 1600 until 1894, when the last king, Béhanzin, was defeated by the French, and the country was annexed into the French colonial empire.
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Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese and American actor and model.
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Ede language
Ede is a dialect continuum of Benin and Togo that is closely related to the Yoruba language.
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Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
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Ewe people
The Ewe people (Eʋeawó, lit. "Ewe people"; or Mono Kple Volta Tɔ́sisiwo Dome, lit. "Ewe nation","Eʋenyigba" Eweland) are an African ethnic group.
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Florida
Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.
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Fon people
The Fon people, also called Fon nu, Agadja or Dahomey, are a major African ethnic and linguistic group.
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France
France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.
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French language
French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.
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French people
The French (Français) are a Latin European ethnic group and nation who are identified with the country of France.
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Gen language
Gen (also called Gɛ̃, Gɛn gbe, Gebe, Guin, Mina, Mina-Gen, and Popo) is a Gbe language spoken in the southeast of Togo in the Maritime Region.
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Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a unitary presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa.
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Gulf Coast of the United States
The Gulf Coast of the United States is the coastline along which the Southern United States meets the Gulf of Mexico.
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Ivorian Americans
Ivorian Americans are Americans of Ivorian descent.
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Kingdom of Whydah
The Kingdom of Whydah (Xwéda; Ouidah) was a kingdom on the coast of West Africa in the boundaries of the modern nation of Benin.
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Louisiana
Louisiana is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.
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Louisiana Voodoo
Louisiana Voodoo, also known as New Orleans Voodoo, describes a set of spiritual folkways developed from the traditions of the African diaspora.
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Lucille Clifton
Lucille Clifton (June 27, 1936 in Depew, New York – February 13, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland) was an American poet, writer, and educator from Buffalo, New York.
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Malian Americans
Malian Americans are people with ancestry originating in Mali.
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Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States.
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Muslim
A Muslim (مُسلِم) is someone who follows or practices Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion.
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New York (state)
New York is a state in the northeastern United States.
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Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.
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Nigerian Americans
Nigerian Americans are Americans who are of Nigerian ancestry.
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Ohio State University Press
The Ohio State University Press, founded in 1957, is the university press of The Ohio State University.
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Ouidah
Ouidah or Whydah (Xwéda; Ouidah, Juida, and Juda by the French; Ajudá by the Portuguese; and Fida by the Dutch), formally the Kingdom of Whydah, is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin.
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Porto-Novo
Porto-Novo (also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe) is the capital of Benin, and was the capital of French Dahomey.
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Réda Johnson
Réda Johnson (born 21 March 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Eastleigh.
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Senegalese Americans
Senegalese Americans are Americans of Senegalese descent.
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South Carolina
South Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.
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Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic (République Togolaise), is a sovereign state in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north.
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Togolese Americans
Togolese Americans are Americans of Togolese descent.
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Traditional African religions
The traditional African religions (or traditional beliefs and practices of African people) are a set of highly diverse beliefs that include various ethnic religions.
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Veneration of the dead
The veneration of the dead, including one's ancestors, is based on love and respect for the deceased.
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Virginia
Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.
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West Africa
West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.
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Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county in the U.S. state of New York.
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Yoruba people
The Yoruba people (name spelled also: Ioruba or Joruba;, lit. 'Yoruba lineage'; also known as Àwon omo Yorùbá, lit. 'Children of Yoruba', or simply as the Yoruba) are an ethnic group of southwestern and north-central Nigeria, as well as southern and central Benin.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beninese_Americans
