Ivorian

British

/ aɪˈvɔːrɪən /

noun

a native or inhabitant of the Côte d'Ivoire

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adjective

of or relating to the Côte d'Ivoire or its inhabitants

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Ivorian schoolchildren crowd around masks, finely carved turtles, and ceremonial spoons once admired by visitors of Zurich's Rietberg Museum.

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A member of Mali's transitional parliament, arrested early July in neighbouring Ivory Coast for allegedly insulting Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, faces trial in a criminal court, his lawyer said Tuesday.

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The rivalry between the Ivorian Elephants and the Cameroonian Indomitable Lions is among the greatest in the AFCON, stretching back to 1970 in Sudan.

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Ivorian Mory Keita was among the goals as TS Galaxy beat Golden Arrows 2-1 on Sunday and rose to sixth in the South African Premiership.

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Arrows reacted swiftly and substitute Keenan Phillips set up a tense finish by scoring with a close-range shot across Ivorian goalkeeper Eliezer Tape.

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