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

Their natural range includes Ghana and the Ivory Coast, where the animals are threatened by both habitat destruction and poaching.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 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

Liberia is a small country tucked between Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast on Africa’s western edge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

She had been adopted by a missionary couple on the Ivory Coast.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana