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Abidjan

US/ˌæb.ɪˈd͡ʒɑn/

Abidjan proper noun: the de facto capital and largest city of Ivory Coast.

abidjan: the de facto capital and largest city of Ivory Coast
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Proper noun

Abidjan

  1. The de facto capital and largest city of Ivory Coast.
  2. (metonymically) The Ivory Coast government.

Abidjan meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Indonesian and Persian

Abidjan in Hindi

the largest city of Ivory Coast
अबिदजान abidjān

Abidjan in Arabic

the largest city of Ivory Coast
أَبِيدْجَان ʔabīdjān

Abidjan in Indonesian

the largest city of Ivory Coast
Abidjan

Abidjan in Persian

the largest city of Ivory Coast
آبیجان
More languagesFewer languages
Abidjan in Thai
อาบีจาน aa-bii-jaan

Origin of Abidjan

From the Ebrié expression min-chan m'bidjan (literally “I just cut the leaves”).

Words formed from Abidjan

Questions about Abidjan

What does Abidjan mean?
Abidjan means the de facto capital and largest city of Ivory Coast.
What is Abidjan in Hindi?
Abidjan in Hindi is अबिदजान (abidjān). See Abidjan meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Abidjan?
Abidjan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Abidjan?
Abidjan is pronounced /ˌæb.ɪˈd͡ʒɑn/ (US).

Words near Abidjan in the dictionary

  1. abiding-place
  2. abiding-places
  3. abidingly
  4. abidingness
  5. abidings
  6. Abidjan
  7. Abidjani
  8. Abidjanian
  9. Abidjanians
  10. Abidjanis
  11. Abidji

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