Ivory Coast

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noun

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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French Côte d'Ivoire.

OTHER WORDS FROM Ivory Coast

I·vo·ri·an

[ahy-vawr-ee-uhn, ahy-vohr-], /aɪˈvɔr i ən, aɪˈvoʊr-/, adjective, noun

Words nearby Ivory Coast

Ivorian, ivories, ivory, ivory-billed woodpecker, ivory black, Ivory Coast, ivory gull, ivory nut, ivory palm, ivory tower, ivorytype

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How to use Ivory Coast in a sentence

Bourgi says unlike more developed countries on the continent, it is a Herculean task to access efficient delivery and logistics services in Ivory Coast.
YC-backed Djamo is building a financial super app for consumers in Francophone Africa|Tage Kene-Okafor|February 5, 2021|TechCrunch
Djamo, a financial super app for consumers in Francophone Africa, is the first startup from Ivory Coast to get backing from Y Combinator.
YC-backed Djamo is building a financial super app for consumers in Francophone Africa|Tage Kene-Okafor|February 5, 2021|TechCrunch
Those details collide sharply with the marketing presentations on Nestlé and Cargill’s websites, which highlight how they invest heavily in Ivory Coast and Mali, training farmers and building schools in the cocoa region.
The Supreme Court will decide: Can Big Chocolate be blamed for child slavery?|Vivienne Walt|November 26, 2020|Fortune
In Ivory Coast, meanwhile, the opposition has declared they’re forming a parallel government after President Alassane Ouattara was controversially announced the winner of that country’s election, with a hard-to-believe 94 percent of the vote.
Butterfly Effect: Who’s the Sh*thole Now?|Charu Kasturi|November 4, 2020|Ozy

That’s why Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Madagascar and Rwanda have turned to radio and TV classes, delivered daily to millions of students.
Is School Out Forever?|Daniel Malloy|August 9, 2020|Ozy
Groups like the Crips and MS-13 have spread from coast to coast, and even abroad.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 29-Jan 4, 2014|William Boot|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This approach would greatly limit his appeal beyond the Northeast and the west coast.
Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats|Joel Kotkin|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are still large tracts of the island, particularly on the north coast, that are undeveloped.
Goodbye, Bahamas. Hello, Havana!|Clive Irving|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So too does Inherent Vice, which is something like a love letter written in pot smoke to the Gold Coast.
Paul Thomas Anderson: The West Coast’s Scorsese|Nick Schager|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
White King Soap sponsored the show on the West Coast, and Beech-Nut Gum in the East.
The Flying Sorcery of Dr. Strange: Benedict Cumberbatch Is Marvel's Most Bizarre Magician|Rich Goldstein|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two Battalions racing due North along the coast and foothills with levelled bayonets.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Every day they are gaining more strength, as is seen by the presence of so many of them on this coast.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
New France has an exceedingly varied sea-coast, indented by bays and rivers, broken and irregular.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
A traveler coming, wet and cold, into a country ale-house on the coast of Kent, found the fire completely blockaded.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Their territory extended 400 miles on the Atlantic coast, and "from the Atlantic westward to the South sea."
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast

noun

the Ivory Coast the former name (until 1986) of Côte d'Ivoire

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Cultural definitions for Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast

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.

notes for Ivory Coast

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

notes for Ivory Coast

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