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Ivory Coast

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.



Ivory Coast

noun

  1. the former name (until 1986) of Côte d'Ivoire

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Ivory Coast

  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.
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Other Word Forms

  • Ivorian adjective
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The Ivory Coast international was pictured putting his middle finger up to people outside the team's hotel in Kuala Lumper on United's post-season tour.

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The company, now based in Burlingame, Calif., south of San Francisco, sources beans from multiple countries including Ghana, Ivory Coast and South America.

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Earlier on Monday, President Ramaphosa told an Africa CEO forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, that he had recently told Trump during a phone call the US assessment of the situation was "not true".

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The government of Ivory Coast doesn’t extradite its own citizens, so those arrested will be prosecuted in their own country under Ivorian cybercrime statutes, according to the Justice Department.

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This was further inflamed when shortly afterwards, the Burkinabé junta said it had foiled a coup plot, alleging the plotters were based in neighbouring Ivory Coast - where Gen Langley then made a visit.

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