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

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Ivory Coast

In Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mali and Nigeria, the figure is more than 90 percent of the active population.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Sekou Siby was a line cook from the Ivory Coast, who swapped shifts with one of the workers who died during a morning breakfast held in the restaurant on 9/11.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Fannin collected video of wild mangabeys at the Taï Forest Monkey Project field station in Ivory Coast.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

The same applies to Dutch midfielder Sean Steur, the 18-year-old signed from Ajax, and 20-year-old Bazoumana Toure, the Ivory Coast winger who has joined from Bundesliga side Hoffenheim.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Starvation made Zambia and Tanzania and Ivory Coast and Gabon recognize Biafra, starvation brought Africa into Nixon's American campaign and made parents all over the world tell their children to eat up.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie