コートジボワール
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Japanese
Alternative forms
- コートジボアール (Kōto Jiboāru) (less common)
Etymology
Borrowed from French Côte d’Ivoire.[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
コートジボワール • (Kōto Jibowāru)
- Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)
Synonyms
- 象牙海岸 (Zōge Kaigan, literally “Ivory Coast”)
See also
- コートジボワール共和国 (Kōto Jibowāru Kyōwakoku)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN