Abidjan

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US/ˌæb.ɪˈd͡ʒɑn/US/ˌæb.əˈd͡ʒɑn/US/ˈæb.əˌd͡ʒɑn/

proper noun

The de facto capital and largest city of Ivory Coast.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The de facto capital and largest city of Ivory Coast.
  2. metonymicallyThe Ivory Coast government.

Origin

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Arabic أَبِيدْجَان
  • أَبِيدْجَان (ʔabīdjān)the largest city of Ivory Coast
Basque Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Bulgarian Абиджа̀н
  • Абиджа̀н (Abidžàn)the largest city of Ivory Coast
Catalan Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Chinese Mandarin 阿比讓 /阿比让, 阿必尚
  • 阿比讓 /阿比让 (Ābǐràng)the largest city of Ivory Coast
  • 阿必尚 (Ābǐshàng)the largest city of Ivory Coast
Czech Abidžan
  • Abidžanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Danish Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Dutch Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Esperanto Abiĝano
  • Abiĝanothe largest city of Ivory Coast
Estonian Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Finnish Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
French Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
German Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Greek Αμπιντζάν
  • Αμπιντζάν (Ampintzán)the largest city of Ivory Coast
Hebrew אביג׳אן
  • אביג׳אן (abig'an)the largest city of Ivory Coast
Hindi अबिदजान
  • अबिदजान (abidjān)the largest city of Ivory Coast
Hungarian Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Indonesian Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Italian Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Japanese アビジャン
  • アビジャン (Abijan)the largest city of Ivory Coast
Korean 아비장
  • 아비장 (abijang)the largest city of Ivory Coast
Latvian Abidžāna
  • Abidžānathe largest city of Ivory Coast
Lithuanian Abidžanas
  • Abidžanasthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Norwegian Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Persian آبیجان
  • آبیجانthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Polish Abidżan
  • Abidżanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Portuguese Abidjan, Abijão
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
  • Abijãothe largest city of Ivory Coast
  • Abijãthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Romanian Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Russian Абиджа́н
  • Абиджа́н (Abidžán)the largest city of Ivory Coast
Slovak Abidžan
  • Abidžanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Spanish Abiyán
  • Abiyánthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Swahili Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Swedish Abidjan
  • Abidjanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Thai อาบีจาน
  • อาบีจาน (aa-bii-jaan)the largest city of Ivory Coast
Turkish Abican
  • Abicanthe largest city of Ivory Coast
Ukrainian Абіджа́н
  • Абіджа́н (Abidžán)the largest city of Ivory Coast
Cite this entry
APA

Abidjan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abidjan

MLA

“Abidjan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abidjan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abidjan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abidjan.

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