Cameroon

[ kam-uh-roon ]

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noun

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

Cameroon

/ ˌkæməˈruːn; ˈkæməˌruːn /

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

Cameroon

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.

She was the first woman to become a lawyer in Cameroon, and had a long career as a civil rights attorney.

Needless to say, this does not enamor her to the powers that be in Cameroon.

After all, smaller developing nations like Cameroon often depend on trade with and aid from the West.

Why is a straight grandmother the leading advocate for gays in Cameroon?

There are even worse ones, though less reported, from places like Cameroon, Kyrgyzstan, and Egypt.

Kunde, Lame and Binder are native trading centres near the Cameroon frontier.

This form kuba also enters the Cameroon region, where it exists alongside of -koko.

The section around the Cameroon peaks has, within a short period, been occupied by the Germans.

I remember coming across an amusing demonstration of this law in the colony of Cameroon.

Attached to our ship was a small cutter which used to run down to small villages outside the Cameroon River.

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