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Ivorian, a. and n.|aɪˈvɔərɪən|
[f. Ivor(y Coast, the name of a republic in West Africa, + -ian, after F. Ivoirien.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the Ivory Coast.
[1961West Afr. 19 Aug. 903/1 The Préfet..had his aeroplane ticket on his desk and was waiting to receive his Ivoirian successor.] 1966Times 18 Aug. 13/1 A service civique camp in Bouaké, where some 300 girls from the most backward Ivorian villages are trained. 1970Daily Nation (Nairobi) 16 Jan. 14 The 64-year-old Ivorian leader was in the thick of marathon discussions with the main professional, commercial and industrial forces of the nation. 1976Sunday Times (Lagos) 26 Sept. 23/1 The Ivorian referee Amon and his linesmen have already signalled and whistled respectively for off-side. 1984V. S. Naipaul Finding Centre 107 The Americans..had staged a demonstration assault... Terry said..‘That impressed the Ivorian military.’
B. n. A native or inhabitant of the Ivory Coast.
1973Guardian Weekly 24 Mar. 15/5 His Finance Minister..and Minister of the Plan..[are] working actively to increase the role of Ivorians in national life. 1978Times 17 Jan. 6/7 What succeeded here [at Yamoussoukro], thanks to mechanization, could succeed in the less fertile bush,..and it will keep on the land young Ivorians. 1985Times 5 Sept. 6/8 The riots were caused by reports..that two Ivorians died in football crowd violence at a match..on Sunday. 1990Times 2 May 10/8 For the first time Ivorians chanted ‘Houphouet must go’ as they went on the rampage, ransacking shops. |