Douala
[ doo-ah-lah ]
/ dʊˈɑ lɑ /
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noun
a seaport in W Cameroon.
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The Cameroonian born tech entrepreneur lives in the US but was in Douala, Cameroon’s main port city, this week.
Cameroon detained an influential tech figure for African entrepreneurs|Alexander Onukwue|August 12, 2021|QuartzAlong with a cadre of other young, outspoken LGBT-rights activists in Yaoundé and Douala, Lembembe was impatient for change.
British Dictionary definitions for Douala
Douala
Duala
/ (dʊˈɑːlə) /
noun
the chief port and largest city in W Cameroon, on the Bight of Bonny: capital of the German colony of Kamerun (1901–16). Pop: 1 980 000 (2005 est)
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