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

Among the culprits: owners letting their land, the youths delivering the fuel to run the mining machinery, but also "certain officials" in both Ivory Coast and abroad financing illegal mines to reap the profits.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Ivory Coast also plans to open a refinery next year.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Her mother, Afiba, was an enslaved kitchen maid possibly from Ghana or Ivory Coast, who gave birth to a baby girl in 1756 at Fort Nassau, Berbice’s headquarters run by the Society.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

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

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

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