Ivory Coast

I·vo·ry Coast  (v-r, vr)

1. See Côte d'Ivoire.

2. A section of coastal western Africa along the Gulf of Guinea roughly corresponding to present-day Côte d'Ivoire. It was named for the large quantities of ivory traded there in precolonial times.

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Ivory Coast

n

(Placename) the. the former name (until 1986) of Côte d'Ivoire

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Ivory Coast - a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa Cote d'Ivoire, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan - city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

Translations

Ivory Coast n
the Ivory Coast → la Côte d'Ivoire
ivory tower ivory-tower [ˌaɪvəriˈtaʊə^r]

n → tour f d'ivoire
to live in an ivory tower → rester dans sa tour d'ivoire, vivre dans une tour d'ivoire
We hope that people here don't just live in an ivory tower → Nous espérons que les gens d'ici ne vivent pas dans une tour d'ivoire., Nous espérons que les gens d'ici ne restent pas dans leur tour d'ivoire.

modif
ivory-tower intellectuals → des intellectuels dans leur tour d'ivoire

Ivory Coast

n → Elfenbeinküste f

Ivory Coast n the Ivory Coast → la Costa d'Avorio

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Ivory Coast n the Ivory Coast → la Costa d'Avorio