Definitions
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- proper noun An indigenous people of
Togo who live in houses on piles in lakes.
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Examples
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Ganvie is a stilt village that was founded in the 17th century when the Tofinu people fled from the Dahomey slave hunters, who were banned by religious custom from venturing into the water.
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Ganvie is a stilt village that was founded in the 17th century when the Tofinu people fled from the Dahomey slave hunters, who were banned by religious custom from venturing into the water.
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