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

PSG had tried to sign Leipzig and Ivory Coast forward Yan Diomande but had a bid of £102.5m rejected - and he went to Real Madrid instead for up to £120m.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Varma hasn’t included the potential award of an operations and maintenance contract in Ivory Coast, which he thinks could provide valuation upside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

He moved from his native Ivory Coast to an academy in the United States in 2025 before joining Spanish side Leganes.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

From natural cosmetics to oil and gas distribution, Ivory Coast is betting on champion firms that emerged from 15 years of economic growth to carry its development plan forward to 2030.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

His family fled the war there when he was just two years old, for refugee camps first in Ivory Coast and eventually in Guinea.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John