Pantai Gading

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Calque of French Côte d’Ivoire as pantai (“coast”) +‎ gading (“ivory”).

Proper noun

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Pantai Gading

  1. Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)

Usage notes

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In October 1985 the government requested that the country be known as Côte d'Ivoire in every language. Read more at Wikipedia.

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