Calque of French Côte d'Ivoire.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈkoʊst/

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Ivory Coast or the Ivory Coast

1. A country in West Africa. Official names: Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and Côte d'Ivoire.
   • 1988 April 26, James Brooke, “Ivory Coast: African Success Story Built on Rich Farms and Stable Politics”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 October 2009:

     In a continent with a long history of ethnic strife, the Ivory Coast has maintained an open immigration policy.

• See usage notes at Côte d'Ivoire.

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