Cameroon

[kam-uh-roon]

noun

1. Official Name United Republic of Cameroon. Former Official Name Federal Republic of Cameroon. Also an independent republic in western Africa: formed 1960 by the French trusteeship of Cameroun; Southern Cameroons incorporated as a self-governing province 1961. 183,350 sq. mi. (474,877 sq. km). Yaoundé.

2. an active volcano in western Cameroon: highest peak on the coast of western Africa. 13,370 feet (4,075 meters).

Cameroon

/ ˌkæməˈruːn, ˈkæməˌruːn /

noun

1. French name: Cameroun. German name: Kamerun. a republic in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: became a German colony in 1884; divided in 1919 into the Cameroons (administered by Britain) and Cameroun (administered by France); Cameroun and the S part of the Cameroons formed a republic in 1961 (the N part joined Nigeria); became a member of the Commonwealth in 1995. Official languages: French and English. Religions: Christian, Muslim, and animist. Currency: franc. Capital: Yaoundé. Pop: 20 549 221 (2013 est). Area: 475 500 sq km (183 591 sq miles)

2. an active volcano in W Cameroon: the highest peak on the West African coast. Height: 4070 m (13 352 ft)

Cameroon

1. Republic in west-central Africa, bordered by Nigeria to the northwest, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea to the south, and the Gulf of Guinea (part of the Atlantic Ocean) to the west. Yaounde is its capital, and Douala is its largest city.

Cameroon was under British and French control from World War I until 1960.

Other Word Forms

• anti-Cameroon adjective
• Cameroonian adjective
• pro-Cameroon adjective

Example Sentences

The Institute for Security Studies think-tank said that at least 15 jihadist attacks had been recorded so far this year in areas near Nigeria's border with Cameroon and Niger.

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The United boss said the Cameroon keeper had not been considered because he had missed every pre-season match because of a hamstring injury he sustained at the beginning of last month.

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French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged the violence committed by his country's forces in Cameroon during and after the Central African nation's struggle for independence.

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If the Cameroon international is not fit, Bayindir will step in.

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Cameroon's constitutional council has upheld the decision by the country's electoral body to exclude opposition leader Maurice Kamto from the 12 October presidential election.

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