Douala

[ doo-ah-lah ]

/ dʊˈɑ lɑ /

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noun

a seaport in W Cameroon.

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Words nearby Douala

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How to use Douala in a sentence

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|Quartz
Along with a cadre of other young, outspoken LGBT-rights activists in Yaoundé and Douala, Lembembe was impatient for change.
Processing the Murder of Eric Ohena Lembembe|Neela Ghoshal|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST

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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