Abidjan

[ab-i-jahn, a-bee-jahn]

noun

1. a seaport in and the commercial capital of the Ivory Coast.

Abidjan

/ abidʒɑ̃, ˌæbɪˈdʒɑːn /

noun

1. a port in Côte d'Ivoire, on the Gulf of Guinea: the legislative capital (Yamoussoukro became the administrative capital in 1983). Pop: 3 516 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

They were arrested there, and hauled off to a hotel in Abidjan, Ivory Coast's main city, effectively ending the five-month conflict.

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In May, Mafalda Marchioro woke up to messages from friends living overseas asking if she was safe in Abidjan, the largest city in Ivory Coast.

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Earlier on Monday, President Ramaphosa told an Africa CEO forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, that he had recently told Trump during a phone call the US assessment of the situation was "not true".

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This extravaganza will take place at a hotel in Abidjan at the end of June and will be broadcast on national TV.

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Wary locals still remember the impact of the unloading of toxic waste at the port of Abidjan nearly two decades ago.

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