African country vs Dahomey

African country and Dahomey both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
African country	Yes	No	No	No
Dahomey	Yes	No	No	No

African country (noun)	Dahomey (noun)
any one of the countries occupying the African continent	a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control