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Abidjan
[ ab-i-jahn; French a-bee-jahn ]
noun
- a seaport in and the commercial capital of the Ivory Coast.
Abidjan
/ abidʒɑ̃; ˌæbɪˈdʒɑːn /
noun
- a port in Côte d'Ivoire, on the Gulf of Guinea: the legislative capital (Yamoussoukro became the administrative capital in 1983). Pop: 3 516 000 (2005 est)
Example Sentences
On Thursday, Ivory Coast's Security Council said it had carried out a series of raids on universities in Abidjan and the central city of Bouaké in which more than 100 machetes and grenades were seized.
Through a blend of oil sticks, acrylic paints and recycled materials like newspapers, Aboudia depicts the hardships of life in downtown Abidjan.
The Touré home was among hundreds crushed in a February wave of demolitions targeting Abidjan’s underdeveloped areas.
Adesina, whose Abidjan, Ivory Coast-based institution helps finance development in African countries, said these arrangements come with a litany of problems.
The match was being played in Abidjan, with hosts Ivory Coast surprising many by beating Nigeria to take the title.
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