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Côte d'Ivoire

UK/ˌkəʊt diːˈvwɑː//ˌkoʊt diˈvwɑɹ/

Côte d'Ivoire proper noun: a country in West Africa.

côte d'ivoire: a country in West Africa
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Proper noun

Côte d'Ivoire or the Côte d'Ivoire

  1. A country in West Africa.
    • Cocoa farmer Issiaka Ouedraogo, seen through the leaves of cocoa trees, lays cocoa beans out to dry on reed mats, on a farm on the Côte d’Ivoire. […] Like many other cities in southern West Africa, Abidjan on the Côte d’Ivoire, is growing fast, and with the expansion comes increasing air pollution.2016 March 27, Kate Ravilious, “If the rains fail, so could the cocoa beans”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28...
    Synonyms:
    Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of Ivory Coast, Ivory Coast

Côte d'Ivoire meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi

Côte d'Ivoire in Hindi

country
कोत दिव्वार kot divvār

Côte d'Ivoire in Urdu

country
کوت داوواغ kot dāovāġ

Côte d'Ivoire in Bengali

country
কোত দিভোয়ার kōt dibhōẇar

Côte d'Ivoire in Punjabi

country
ਦੰਦ ਖੰਡ ਤਟ dand khaṇḍ taṭ, ਕੋਤ ਡਿਵੋਆਰ kot ḍivoāra
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Côte d'Ivoire in Sinhala
අයිවරි කෝස්ට් ayiwari kōsṭ
Côte d'Ivoire in Pashto
د عاج ساحل de'āǰsāhél, کوټ ډيووا
Côte d'Ivoire in Tagalog
Baybayin ng Garing, Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire in Arabic
كُوت دِيفْوَار kōt divwār, كُوت دِيڤْوَار kōt divwār, سَاحِل الْعَاج sāḥil al-ʕāj
Côte d'Ivoire in Malay
Ivory Coast
Côte d'Ivoire in Indonesian
Pantai Gading
Côte d'Ivoire in Persian
ساحل عاج sâhel-e 'âj, کوت دیووار kôt divuâr
Côte d'Ivoire in Thai
โกตดิวัวร์ góot-dì-wuua
Côte d'Ivoire in Vietnamese
Bờ Biển Ngà, Cốt Đi-voa, Cốt-đi-voa
Côte d'Ivoire in Myanmar
အိုင်ဗရီကို့စ် uingba.rikuic.

Synonyms of Côte d'Ivoire

Forms of Côte d'Ivoire

alternative formCote d'Ivoire

Origin of Côte d'Ivoire

Unadapted borrowing from French Côte d'Ivoire (“Coast of Ivory”), from Portuguese Costa do Marfim, from the area's primary export to Europe during the Age of Exploration.

Words formed from Côte d'Ivoire

Questions about Côte d'Ivoire

What does Côte d'Ivoire mean?
Côte d'Ivoire means a country in West Africa.
What is Côte d'Ivoire in Hindi?
Côte d'Ivoire in Hindi is कोत दिव्वार (kot divvār). See Côte d'Ivoire meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire is pronounced /ˌkəʊt diːˈvwɑː/ (UK).

Words near Côte d'Ivoire in the dictionary

  1. cêntimos
  2. córdoba
  3. córdobas
  4. Côte d'Azur
  5. Côte d'Ivoiran
  6. Côte d'Ivoire
  7. Côte d'Ivoirian
  8. Côte d'Ivoirians
  9. Côte d'Or
  10. Côte Saint-Luc
  11. Côte-d'Or

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