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