Côte d'Ivoire

See also: Cote d'Ivoire

English

Côte d'Ivoire

Etymology

Borrowed from French Côte d’Ivoire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkəʊt diːˈvwɑː/ (UK)
  • IPA(key): /ˌkoʊt diˈvwɑɹ/ (US)
  • (file)

Proper noun

Côte d'Ivoire

  1. The Ivory Coast, a country in West Africa.

Usage notes

  • The country has historically been known in English as Ivory Coast, and corresponding translations in other languages. In October 1985 the government requested that the country be known as Côte d'Ivoire in every language. Read more at Wikipedia.

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See also

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kot d‿i.vwaʁ/
  • (file)
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /koʊ̯t divwɑːʁ/

Proper noun

Côte d’Ivoire f

  1. Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)

Derived terms

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