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Abidjan

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Ab·i·djan  (b-jän)
The largest city and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, in the southern part of the country on an enclosed lagoon of the Gulf of Guinea. Although Yamoussoukro was designated the new capital in 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative center. Population: 2,880,000.
Abidjan [ˌæbɪˈdʒɑːn (French) abidʒɑ̃]
n
(Placename) a port in the Côte d'Ivoire, on the Gulf of Guinea: the legislative capital (Yamoussoukro became the administrative capital in 1983). Pop.: 2 797 000 (1995 est.)
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Noun1.Abidjan - city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory CoastAbidjan - city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast
Cote d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire - a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa
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Byline: Daily Star Staff Summary: <p>A Lebanese man living in the Ivory Coast capital of Abidjan absconded with $15 million given to him by Lebanese expatriates to return to their families in Lebanon, said a report in daily An-Nahar.
Lebanese families lose $15m in remittance theft by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
The pair were charged "in the last week of July," state prosecutor Raymond Tchimou told AFP in Abidjan from Paris, confirming a report in the French daily newspaper Liberation.
Two Frenchmen charged in Ivory Coast's Kieffer case by AFP / AFP American Edition
FIFA's Disciplinary Committee said only 20,000 spectators could be allowed into the stadium for the Ivorians' next World Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso in Abidjan on September 5, instead of the capacity crowd of 34,600.
FIFA imposes restrictions after stadium disaster by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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