Ivory (disambiguation)
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Ivory is a hard, white, organic substance that is the bulk of the teeth and tusks of animals such as the elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, mammoth, and narwhal. Ivory may also refer to:
[edit] Places
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), a country in West Africa
- Ivory, Jura, a commune of the Jura département in France
- Ivory Park, Gauteng, in South Africa
- Ivoryton, village in Essex, Connecticut USA
- Port Ivory, Staten Island, a locality in the northwestern part of the island
[edit] People
- Delores Ivory Davis(born 1939), American opera singer
- George Ivory, American basketball coach
- Harold Ivory Williams Jr., American jazz musician
- Horace Ivory (born 1954), American football player
- Ivory Joe Hunter (1914–1974), American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist
- James Ivory (mathematician) (1765–1842), Scottish mathematician
- James Ivory (director) (born 1928), American film director
- Judith Ivory, American romance novel author
- Keenen Ivory Wayans (born 1958), American actor, comedian, director and writer
- Lisa Moretti (born 1961), professional wrestler with the stage name "Ivory"
- Trevor Ivory, British political candidate
[edit] Other uses
- Barberini ivory, Byzantine diptych
- "Ebony and Ivory", a 1982 number-one single by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
- Ebony, Ivory & Jade, 1976 movie filmed in the Philippines
- Hornbill ivory, aka "golden jade"
- Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), an endangered species of woodpecker
- Ivory Coast Rat, rodent
- Ivory (color), an off-white color that resembles Ivory
- Ivory Forest, 1980 album
- Ivory Gull, breeds in the high Arctic
- Ivory (soap), a white and mildly fragranced bar soap made by Procter & Gamble
- Ivory Knight, Canadian metal quartet
- Ivory Night, German band
- Ivory Tower, a Christian symbol for noble purity and a term for academic elitism
- Ivory Tower (Harvard-Radcliffe Television), college soap opera
- Ivory Tower (film), 1998 American film
- Merchant Ivory Productions, film company
- Pink Ivory, an African tree with valuable wood
- The Battle of the Ivory Plains, Dragonland album
- The Mystery of the Ivory Charm, Nancy Drew story
- Vegetable ivory, Tagua nut