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Côte d'Ivoirian en · ADJ

Etymology

From Côte d'Ivoire + -ian.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Côte d'Ivoire.
    • Hence, where Côte d’Ivoire changed is nationality laws so that only those who had both parents of Côte d’Ivoirian nationality could themselves be nationals, the failure to grant nationality was considered ‘an injurious infringement of human dignity’ and ‘the highest form’ of the violation. 2019, Rachel Murray, “Article 5: Respect of Dignity; Prohibition of Slavery and Torture and Other Forms of Ill-Treatment”, in The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: A Commentary, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 138:
    • Current appointment: Minister of Mines, Côte d’Ivoirian Ministry, 1986. 1989, Financial Times Who’s Who in World Oil and Gas, →ISBN, page 12:
    • […]include attiéké, a popular Côte d’Ivoirian side dish, which bears a strong resemblance to couscous, except it’s made of grated cassava. 1999, Black Meetings & Tourism, page 101:

Forms

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Côte d'Ivoiran alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

Ivorian · Ivoirian

Côte d'Ivoirian en · NOUN

Etymology

From Côte d'Ivoire + -ian.

Meanings

  1. A person from Côte d'Ivoire.
    • […]organizing a forum for national reconciliation for all Côte d’Ivoirians. 1946, Official Records, UN, page 20:
    • The 7th annual Ife Book Fair, March 1 - 4 , 1982, was frequented by Chinese, Soviets, Côte d'Ivoirians, West Germans, Camerounians, and British, all of whom maintained booths, as did, of course, dozens of Nigerian publishers. 1981, C.U. News, page 4:
    • Similarly, some Ghanaians accused their first President, Kwame Nkrumah, of being a Côte d’Ivoirian because his ethnic group, the Nzima people, happen to traverse the Ghana/Côte d’Ivoire border. 1996, Omari H. Kokole, “Ethnic Conflicts Versus Development in Africa: Causes and Remedies”, in Luc van de Goor, Kumar Rupesinghe, Paul Sciarone, editors, Between Development and Destruction: An Enquiry into the Causes of Conflict in Post-Colonial States, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, part III (Ethnicity and Nationalism), chapter section “Political Conflicts”, page 133:

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Côte d'Ivoiran alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

Ivorian · Ivoirian