CAMEROONS

Meaning of CAMEROONS in English

Pronunciation: ˌ ka-m ə - ' rünz

Function: geographical name

region W Africa bordering on NE Gulf of Guinea formerly comprising Brit. & French Cameroons but now divided bet. Nigeria & Cameroon

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CAMEROONS — geographical name region W Africa bordering on NE Gulf of Guinea formerly comprising British & French ~ but now divided …
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CAMEROONS — I. noun see cameroon I II. adjective see cameroon II, 1
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CAMEROONS — — Cameroonian , adj. , n. /kam'euh roohnz"/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. ) 1. German, Kamerun …
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CAMEROONS — geographical name region W Africa bordering on NE Gulf of Guinea formerly comprising British & French Cameroons but now divided …
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CAMEROONS — Камерун
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CAMEROONS — камерун
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SOUTHERN CAMEROONS. — See under Cameroons (def. 2).
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NORTHERN CAMEROONS. — See under Cameroons (def. 2).
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BRITISH CAMEROONS — Cameroons (def. 2).
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CAMEROONIAN — noun Date: 1965 a native or inhabitant of Cameroon, a native or inhabitant of the Cameroons, ~ adjective
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BRITISH EMPIRE — Worldwide system of dependencies colonies, protectorates, and other territories that over a span of three centuries came under the British …
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AHIDJO, AHMADOU — born August 1924, Garoua, Cameroon died Nov. 30, 1989, Dakar, Senegal First president of Cameroon, 1960–82. He presided over one …
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PANDA — I. ˈpandə, ˈpaan- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from native name in Nepal 1. : a long-tailed Himalayan carnivore …
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CHAD — I. chəd, (|)chad Etymology: alteration of Middle English ich hadde dialect England : I had II. ˈchad, -aa(ə)d noun ( …
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CAMEROON — I. |kamə|rün noun or cam·er·oons -nz ( plural cameroons ) Etymology: perhaps from Cameroon, Cameroons, W. Africa : a dice …
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WEST-ATLANTIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: capitalized W&A : a branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages including Wolof, Serer, Balante, Limba, Temne, …
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WEST AFRICAN PIDGIN — noun Usage: usually capitalized W&A : an English-based pidgin language in use in various areas in West Africa, particularly the …
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SIPO — ˈsē(ˌ)pō noun also sipo mahogany ( -s ) Etymology: sipo native name in the Cameroons : a very large African …
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KWERI — noun also kwiri ˈkwirē ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized : a people of the southern British Cameroons
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GOLIATH FROG — noun : a frog ( Rana goliath ) of the Cameroons and Gabon that attains a length of 1 foot …
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CAMEROONIAN — noun or cam·er·oun·ian |kamə|rünēən ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Cameroon, Cameroun, republic in W. Africa + English -ian : …
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BULU — ˈbü(ˌ)lü noun ( plural bulu or bulus ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. : a Bantu language of the southern Cameroons …
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BANTU — ˈban.ˌtü, -aan- also -än- or -ȧn- noun ( plural bantu or bantus ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a …
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ADAMAWA-EASTERN — ˌadəˈmäwəˈ-, -mau̇əˈ- noun Usage: usually capitalized A&E : a branch of the Niger-Congo language family including Ngbaka, Sango, and Zande …
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REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON — n. Cameroon, republic on the western coast of central Africa; former German protectorate that was divided into British Cameroons and …
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CAMEROON — n. Republic of Cameroon, republic on the western coast of central Africa; former German protectorate that was divided into British …
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MANDATE — an authorization granted by the League of Nations to a member nation to govern a former German or Turkish colony. …
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DIKWA — also called Dikoa town and traditional emirate, Borno state, Nigeria. The town lies near the Yedseram River, which flows into …
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CAMEROON, HISTORY OF — history of the area from prehistoric and ancient times to the present. Additional reading Mark W. DeLancey and H. Mbella …
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CAMEROON, FLAG OF — vertically striped green-red-yellow national flag with a central yellow star. It has a width-to-length ratio of approximately 2 to 3. …
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CAMEROON — officially Republic of Cameroon, French Rpublique du Cameroun, country lying at the junction of western and central Africa. The capital …
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BRITISH WEST AFRICA — assortment of widely separated territories in western Africa that were administered by Great Britain during the colonial period. These included …
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AHIDJO, AHMADOU — born , August 1924, Garoua, Cameroon died Nov. 30, 1989, Dakar, Senegal first president of the United Republic of Cameroon, …
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