Ivoirian
Speech parts
1. Ivoirian - Noun
2. Ivoirian - Adjective
Meaning
Ivoirian (not comparable)
Ivorian
Ivoirian (plural Ivoirians)
Ivorian
Examples
Ivoirian members of the French Troupes de Marine who had been born in Ivory Coast were transferred to Abidjan in October 1961 to start establishing the armed forces.
According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), 12,000 refugees have returned to Côte d'Ivoire since the beginning of January 2014 and 38,600 refugees are waiting for the Ivoirian government to reopen the border to allow them to return home.
They responded by destroying most Ivoirian military aircraft (two Su-25 planes and five helicopters), and violent retaliatory riots against the French broke out in Abidjan.
In the early 1980s, the world recession and a local drought sent shock waves through the Ivoirian economy.
The Ivoirian population continues to suffer because of an ongoing civil war.
Until 1958, governors appointed in Paris administered the colony of Ivory Coast, using a system of direct, centralized administration that left little room for Ivoirian participation in policy making.