| COTe | Abbreviation of cathodal opening tetanus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cote d'ivoire | A republic in western africa, south of mali and burkina faso. Its capital is abidjan. It was formerly called ivory coast. From 1842 the french had a treaty with the native rulers. By 1889 a french protectorate was established and in 1893 it was made a colony. Cote d'ivoire achieved self-government in 1958 and became an independent republic in 1960. It is named for the ivory first traded by the portuguese there in the 16th century. (12 Dec 1998) |