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語源

In reference to the historical region, a calque of Portuguese Costa do Marfim in reference to the area's primary export to Europe during the Age of Exploration. In reference to the modern nation, a calque of French Côte d'Ivoire from the same source.

発音

• IPA: /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈkoʊst/

固有名詞

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, 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.

2. (chiefly historical) A region of West Africa on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean, now comprising the coast of Côte d'Ivoire.
3. (historical) A former colony of France in West Africa comprising its trading outposts along the Ivory Coast and its further northern conquests, now the independent state of Côte d'Ivoire.

等位語

• (W. African area): Pepper Coast, Grain Coast, Gold Coast, Slave Coast, Skeleton Coast

派生語

参考

• Countries of the world