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象牙海岸

象牙海岸

Chinese

ivory coast; seashore
simp. and trad.
(象牙海岸)
象牙 海岸

Proper noun

象牙海岸

  1. (dated, still used in Taiwan) Ivory Coast

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぞう
Grade: 4

Grade: S
かい
Grade: 2
がん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 象牙海岸, compound of 象牙 (zōge, elephant tusk) + 海岸 (kaigan, coast), calque of French Côte d'Ivoire

Proper noun

象牙海岸 (hiragana ぞうげかいがん, romaji Zōge Kaigan)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of コートジボワール (Côte d'Ivoire); Ivory Coast

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