Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast
Ivorian /uy vawr"ee euhn, uy vohr"-/, adj., n.
a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence 1960. 14,986,218; 127,520 sq. mi. (330,275 sq. km). Political Cap.: Yamoussoukro. Commercial Cap.: Abidjan. French, Côte d'Ivoire.

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