Ivorian

//aɪˈvɔːɹiən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Côte d'Ivoire or of Ivorian descent.

    "Battling Bolton disputed the goal, claiming Drogba was offside, but the Ivorian appeared to have timed his angled run across the visitors back line to perfection to race onto a fine Michael Essien pass and ensure Chelsea moved back into fourth place in the Premier League."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Côte d'Ivoire or the Ivorian people. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
côte d'ivoiriancôte d'ivoirianivoirianivoirianivory coasterivory coastian

Example

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"O’Plerou Grebet, a 21-year-old Ivorian student, created Zouzoukwa African emojis to illustrate West African culture."

Etymology

From Ivory (Coast) + -ian.

Related phrases

côte d ivoire

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