Pantai Gading

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Pantai Gading

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

Usage notes

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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