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Bini

(bəˈniː) or

Beni

n, pl -ni or -nis
(Peoples) other names for Edo
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E•do

(ˈɛd oʊ, ˈeɪ doʊ)

n.
a former name of Tokyo.

E•do

(ˈɛd oʊ)

n., pl. E•dos, (esp. collectively) E•do.
1.
a. a member of an African people of S Nigeria, living in Benin City and adjacent areas to the W of the Yoruba peoples.
b. the Kwa language of this people.
2.
a. a member of any of a group of African peoples, including the Edo and related peoples to their northeast and southeast.
b. the group of Kwa languages spoken by these peoples.
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The second Italian, Lorenzo Bini Smaghi - whose term ends in 2013 - was refusing to resign on the grounds that the ECB's independence would be threatened if he were to bow to political pressures.