Cameroons

[ kam-uh-roonz ]

/ ˌkæm əˈrunz /

noun (used with a singular verb)

German Kamerun. a region in W Africa: a German protectorate 1884–1919; divided in 1919 into British and French mandates.

Also called British Cameroons. the NW part of this region: a British mandate 1919–46 and trusteeship 1946–61; by a 1961 plebiscite the S part (Southern Cameroons) joined the United Republic of Cameroon and the N part (Northern Cameroons) joined Nigeria.

Related formsCam·e·roon·i·an, adjective, noun

Definition for cameroons (2 of 2)

Cameroon

[ kam-uh-roon ]

/ ˌkæm əˈrun /

noun

Also Cameroun. Official name United Republic of Cameroon. an independent republic in W 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). Capital: Yaoundé.

an active volcano in W Cameroon: highest peak on the coast of W Africa. 13,370 feet (4075 meters).

Related formsCam·e·roon·i·an, adjective, nounpro-Came·roon, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for cameroons

The Cameroons, larger than the Fatherland, took much longer to subdue, and the operations were of a more arduous nature.
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Erzerum had balanced Kut, and the Cameroons had ceased to be a German land.
A Short History of the Great War|A. F. Pollard
The principal work of the winter was the reduction of the Cameroons.
A Short History of the Great War|A. F. Pollard
For two years the unfortunate man had trembled and suffered in the Cameroons, in Germany, in the rainy Marshalls.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

Here Malietoa interrupted himself to say it was the only tree bearing in the Cameroons.
A Footnote to History|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for cameroons

Cameroon

/ (ˌkæməˈruːn, ˈkæməˌruːn) /

noun

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 name: Cameroun German name: Kamerun

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

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Culture definitions for cameroons

Cameroon

[ (kam-uh-roohn) ]

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.

Note

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