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Cameroun

American  
[kam-roon, kam-roon] / kæmˈrun, kamˈrun /

noun

  1. Cameroon.

  2. Also called French Cameroons.  a former French mandate (1919–46) and trusteeship (1946–60) in W Africa: independence 1960: now part of the United Republic of Cameroon.

Cameroun British  
/ kamrun /

noun

  1. the French name for Cameroon

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"We expect thousands more in the coming weeks," says Samuel Cameroun at Minawao refugee camp, which currently hosts 17,000 people.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2014

But for Senegal, the Ivory Coast, Cameroun and Mauritania, such a transition is inevitable.

From Time Magazine Archive

"He's from French-speaking Cameroun and I'm from Liberia," said one of the pair.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Cameroun, President Ahmadou Ahidjo is up against a powerful separatist movement.

From Time Magazine Archive

Conditions were scarcely better at that weekend's quarterfinal for the Coupe du Cameroun, the national championship.

From Time Magazine Archive

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