How do you pronounce Côte d'Ivoire?

Q: How do you pronounce Côte d'Ivoire?

Côte d'Ivoire is pronounced koht dee-VWAR (/ˌkoʊt dɪˈvwɑːr/). French: the 'ô' is a long 'o', and 'Ivoire' ends with a 'v-war' sound — koht dee-VWAR. The English 'Ivory Coast' is also acceptable.

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Côte d'Ivoire怎么读

koht dee-VWAR

/ˌkoʊt dɪˈvwɑːr/

音节拆分

kohtdeeVWAR

French: the 'ô' is a long 'o', and 'Ivoire' ends with a 'v-war' sound — koht dee-VWAR. The English 'Ivory Coast' is also acceptable.

常见错误

COAT dee-voy-AYkoht dih-VOY-arKOT dee-VWAR

关于名称的趣味知识

FIFA requires all official match documents to use 'Côte d'Ivoire' rather than 'Ivory Coast.' The country officially requested this in 1986 to preserve their French name worldwide.