Ivory Coast

American  

noun

1. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence 1960. 127,520 sq. mi. (330,275 sq. km). Yamoussoukro. Abidjan.

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Ivory Coast British  

noun

1. the former name (until 1986) of Côte d'Ivoire

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Ivory Coast Cultural  

1. Republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and Liberia and Guinea to the west. It is also known as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (French for Ivory Coast). Its capital and largest city is Abidjan.

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French control of the area began after World War II and lasted until 1960, when the Ivory Coast declared itself independent.

One of the most prosperous and politically stable nations in Africa.

Other Word Forms

• Ivorian
  adjective

Example Sentences

Leave captain Tim Ream, 38, out of the equation and only Ivory Coast and Ecuador have younger rosters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Ivory Coast is the youngest team in the World Cup, with an average age of 25.4 years, but it beat France in its final tournament tuneup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

An unprecedented 48 teams are participating including four—Haiti, Iran, Ivory Coast and Senegal—under a full or partial travel ban.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Ivory Coast to finish third and Curacao fourth.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

His family fled the war there when he was just two years old, for refugee camps first in Ivory Coast and eventually in Guinea.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John