Meanings
alternative Cote d'Ivoire
- 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 Mar 2016Synonyms: Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of Ivory Coast, Ivory Coast
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA country in West Africa.
Origin
- PortugueseCosta do Marfim
- FrenchCôte d'Ivoire“Coast of Ivory”
- EnglishCôte 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.
More words from French, Portuguese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Ivoorkus
- Ivoorkuscountry
Arabic كُوت دِيفْوَار, كُوت دِيڤْوَار
- كُوت دِيفْوَار (kōt divwār)country
- كُوت دِيڤْوَار (kōt divwār)country
- سَاحِل الْعَاج (sāḥil al-ʕāj)country
Basque Boli Kosta
- Boli Kostacountry
Bengali কোত দিভোয়ার
- কোত দিভোয়ার (kōt dibhōẇar)country
Bulgarian Кот д'Ивоа́р
- Кот д'Ивоа́р (Kot d'Ivoár)country
Catalan Costa d'Ivori
- Costa d'Ivoricountry
Chinese Cantonese 科特迪瓦, 象牙海岸
- 科特迪瓦 (fo¹ dak⁶ dik⁶ ngaa⁵)country
- 象牙海岸 (zoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ hoi² ngon⁶)country
Chinese Mandarin 科特迪瓦, 象牙海岸
- 科特迪瓦 (Kētè Díwǎ)country
- 象牙海岸 (Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn)country
Czech Pobřeží slonoviny
- Pobřeží slonovinycountry
Danish Elfenbenskysten
- Elfenbenskystencountry
Dutch Ivoorkust
- Ivoorkustcountry
Esperanto Ebur-Bordo
- Ebur-Bordocountry
Estonian Elevandiluurannik, Côte d’Ivoire
- Elevandiluurannikcountry
- Côte d’Ivoirecountry
Finnish Norsunluurannikko, Côte d’Ivoire
- Norsunluurannikkocountry
- Côte d’Ivoirecountry
French Côte d'Ivoire
- Côte d'Ivoirecountry
German Elfenbeinküste
- Elfenbeinküstecountry
Greek Ακτή Ελεφαντοστού
- Ακτή Ελεφαντοστού (Aktí Elefantostoú)country
Hebrew חוף השנהב
- חוף השנהב (khof ha-shenhav)country
Hindi कोत दिव्वार
- कोत दिव्वार (kot divvār)country
Hungarian Elefántcsontpart
- Elefántcsontpartcountry
Icelandic Fílabeinsströndin
- Fílabeinsströndincountry
Indonesian Pantai Gading
- Pantai Gadingcountry
Irish An Cósta Eabhair, Poblacht an Chósta Eabhair
- An Cósta Eabhaircountry
- Poblacht an Chósta Eabhaircountry
Italian Costa d'Avorio
- Costa d'Avoriocountry
Japanese コートジボワール, 象牙海岸
- コートジボワール (Kōtojibowāru)country
- 象牙海岸 (Zōge Kaigan)country
- アイボリーコースト (aiborī kōsuto)country
Korean 코트디부아르, 상아해안
- 코트디부아르 (Koteudibuareu)country
- 상아해안 (sang'ahaean)country
- 아이보리코스트 (aiborikoseuteu)country
- 꼬뜨디봐르 (kkotteudibwareu)country
Latin Litus Eburneum
- Litus Eburneumcountry
Latvian Kotdivuāra, Ziloņkaula Krasts
- Kotdivuāracountry
- Ziloņkaula Krastscountry
Lithuanian Dramblio Kaulo Krantas
- Dramblio Kaulo Krantascountry
Malay Ivory Coast
- Ivory Coastcountry
Māori Te Tai Rei
- Te Tai Reicountry
Norwegian Bokmål Elfenbenskysten
- Elfenbenskystencountry
Persian ساحل عاج, کوت دیووار
- ساحل عاج (sâhel-e 'âj)country
- کوت دیووار (kôt divuâr)country
Polish Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
- Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowejcountry
Portuguese Costa do Marfim
- Costa do Marfimcountry
Punjabi ਦੰਦ ਖੰਡ ਤਟ, ਕੋਤ ਡਿਵੋਆਰ
- ਦੰਦ ਖੰਡ ਤਟ (dand khaṇḍ taṭ)country
- ਕੋਤ ਡਿਵੋਆਰ (kot ḍivoāra)country
Romanian Coasta de Fildeș
- Coasta de Fildeșcountry
Russian Ко̀т-д’Ивуа́р, Бе́рег Слоно́вой Ко́сти
- Ко̀т-д’Ивуа́р (Kòt-d’Ivuár)country
- Бе́рег Слоно́вой Ко́сти (Béreg Slonóvoj Kósti)country
Slovak Pobrežie Slonoviny
- Pobrežie Slonovinycountry
Spanish Costa de Marfil
- Costa de Marfilcountry
Swahili Kodivaa
- Kodivaacountry
Swedish Elfenbenskusten
- Elfenbenskustencountry
Tagalog Baybayin ng Garing, Côte d'Ivoire
- Baybayin ng Garingcountry
- Côte d'Ivoirecountry
Thai โกตดิวัวร์
- โกตดิวัวร์ (góot-dì-wuua)country
Turkish Fildişi Sahili, Fildişi Kıyısı
- Fildişi Sahilicountry
- Fildişi Kıyısıcountry
Ukrainian Кот-д'Івуа́р
- Кот-д'Івуа́р (Kot-dʺIvuár)country
Urdu کوت داوواغ
- کوت داوواغ (kot dāovāġ)country
Vietnamese Bờ Biển Ngà, Cốt Đi-voa
- Bờ Biển Ngàcountry
- Cốt Đi-voacountry
- Cốt-đi-voacountry
Welsh Traeth Ifori
- Traeth Iforicountry
Yiddish העלפֿאַנדביין־באָרטן
- העלפֿאַנדביין־באָרטן (helfandbeyn-bortn)country
Zulu Ugu Emhlophe
- Ugu Emhlophecountry
Cite this entry
Côte d'Ivoire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C%C3%B4te%20d'Ivoire
“Côte d'Ivoire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C%C3%B4te%20d'Ivoire. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Côte d'Ivoire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C%C3%B4te%20d'Ivoire.
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