CAMEROON


Meaning of CAMEROON in English

I. |kamə|rün noun

or cam·er·oons -nz

( plural cameroons )

Etymology: perhaps from Cameroon, Cameroons, W. Africa

: a dice game played with five dice in which the object is to make certain combinations in several casts

II. adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

1. or cameroons -ünz

[from Cameroon, Cameroons, W. Africa]

: of or from the Cameroons region : of the kind or style prevalent in the Cameroons

2. or cam·er·oun -ün

[from Cameroon, Cameroun, republic in W. Africa]

: of or from the Republic of Cameroon : of the kind or style prevalent in Cameroon

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