Abidjan is an English word with synonyms like city or metropolis. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Abidjan in a sentence
Abidjan meaning
The de facto capital and largest city of Ivory Coast.
Synonyms of Abidjan
Using Abidjan
- The main meaning on this page is: The de facto capital and largest city of Ivory Coast.
- Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center.
- In the example corpus, abidjan often appears in combinations such as: in abidjan, of abidjan, abidjan the.
Context around Abidjan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Abidjan
- In this selection, "abidjan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, city, babi, ivory, bobo and lasted stand out and add context to how "abidjan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abidjan côte d and are in abidjan to strengthen. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "abidjan" sits close to words such as abbotsford, adkins and adventist, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with abidjan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All the way, from Seme to Abidjan, there is not a single dual-carriageway. (14 words)
AFP journalists saw some delays in the Abidjan districts of Plateau and Yopougon owing to an apparent shortage of voting material. (21 words)
File photo of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo taken at a press conference in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on August 22, 2023. (21 words)
If you are a Permanent Secretary and the President calls you from Abidjan and says you go and repair that road, are you going to tell him that Mr. President you are not a Nigerian in Abidjan, you are not going to do the work? (45 words)
Host, Cote d'Ivoire, came from behind to beat Nigeria 2-1 at the final of the biennial competition concluded inside the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, capital of Cote d'ivoire, on Sunday. (34 words)
Mozambique's Lau King, left vies for the ball with Egypt's Ahmed Hegazi during the African Cup of Nations Group B soccer match between Egypt and Mozambique in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Sunday, Jan. (34 words)
If you are a Permanent Secretary and the President calls you from Abidjan and says you go and repair that road, are you going to tell him that Mr. President you are not a Nigerian in Abidjan, you are not going to do the work? (45 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Abidjan-Bobo Dioulasso-Ouagadougou and Bamako-Man-San Pédro corridors give these two countries access to the ports of Abidjan and San Pédro in Côte d’Ivoire.
If you are a Permanent Secretary and the President calls you from Abidjan and says you go and repair that road, are you going to tell him that Mr. President you are not a Nigerian in Abidjan, you are not going to do the work?
The battle for the main gendarmerie barracks in Abidjan lasted until mid-morning, but by lunchtime, the government forces had secured the main city, Abidjan.
AFP journalists saw some delays in the Abidjan districts of Plateau and Yopougon owing to an apparent shortage of voting material.
Bafana will play Eswatini at Orlando Stadium, before travelling to Abidjan to play the Elephants, where they will get a taste of what the atmosphere will be like at the finals.
Born in Abidjan, Traore has made five caps for his country Ivory Coast, who are set to host the Africa Cup of Nations early next year.
Military chiefs from 35 African nations, the US, Europe and Brazil are in Abidjan to strengthen military partnerships and bolster security through communication, cooperation, and planning.
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire - goalkeeper and one of the shining lights of the Africa Cup of Nations () 2023, Stanley Nwabali, has come under criticism for posting a picture without its watermark.
All the way, from Seme to Abidjan, there is not a single dual-carriageway.
Building on the success of Africana Experience Live in London, Africana will launch its next brand activation in July in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
But even when I couldn't return to Babi (Abidjan's nickname), attiéké was always a way to connect to the place we had left behind.
Dabou is about 100 kilometers west of the port city of Abidjan - the largest city and the 'economic capital' of the country.
Ezeilo, in a post on her X handle, said the N2.1m quoted as a return air fare to Abidjan is equivalent to her five-month salary.
File photo of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo taken at a press conference in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on August 22, 2023.
Host, Cote d'Ivoire, came from behind to beat Nigeria 2-1 at the final of the biennial competition concluded inside the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, capital of Cote d'ivoire, on Sunday.
Hosts Ivory Coast will continue to draw strength from adversity as they seek to complete one of the great Africa Cup of Nations comebacks against Nigeria in Abidjan on Sunday.
In a tense last 16 clash at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, the two sides were deadlocked at 0-0 as the game entered the closing stages.
In celebration of their victory against Angola at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, the team wrote on its X handle that the triumph was in memory of the late legend.
Media officer of the team, Babafemi Raji, told our correspondent that both players were not part of the team’s second training session in Abidjan on Thursday.
Mozambique's Lau King, left vies for the ball with Egypt's Ahmed Hegazi during the African Cup of Nations Group B soccer match between Egypt and Mozambique in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Sunday, Jan.
Common combinations with abidjan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in abidjan 43×
- of abidjan 9×
- abidjan the 9×
- abidjan on 9×
- abidjan ivory 8×
- abidjan in 8×
- to abidjan 6×
- from abidjan 5×
- abidjan to 5×
- abidjan cote 5×