seaport in the Ivory Coast, on the Gulf of Guinea: former capital (until 1983): pop. 2,500,000
See Abidjan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ăbˌĭ-jänˈ)
The largest city and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, in the southern part of the country on an enclosed lagoon of the Gulf of Guinea. Although Yamoussoukro was designated the new capital in 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative center. Population: 2,880,000.