No. 10,390 in French
ivoirien
"Ivoirien" means "Ivorian," referring to something or someone from Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
In a sentence
Il est ivorien, mais il vit en France.
He is Ivorian, but he lives in France.
The word 'ivoirien' (Ivorian) is used as an adjective describing someone's nationality, referring to being from Côte d'Ivoire.
Les artistes ivoiriens sont connus pour leur talent.
The Ivorian artists are renowned for their talent.
Here, 'ivoiriens' (Ivorian) is used as an adjective in the plural form, modifying the noun 'artistes' to describe artists who are from Côte d'Ivoire.
J'ai rencontré un ivoirien qui est écrivain.
I met an Ivorian who is a writer.
In this sentence, 'ivoirien' (Ivorian) functions as a singular noun referring to an individual from Côte d'Ivoire.
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