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Kamerun

American  
[kah-muh-roon] / ˌkɑ məˈrun /

noun

  1. German name of Cameroons.


Kamerun British  
/ ˈkaməruːn /

noun

  1. the German name for Cameroon

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Cameroon’s linguistic divide harks back to the end of World War One, when the League of Nations divided the former German colony of Kamerun between the allied French and British victors.

From Reuters

Cameroon’s two official languages, French and English, are a remnant of a complicated colonial legacy dating to post-World War I when the League of Nations appointed France and England as joint trustees of what was then German Kamerun.

From New York Times

The protests were part of a broad sense of marginalization that had been mounting since the post-World War I era, when the League of Nations appointed France and England as joint trustees of what was then German Kamerun.

From New York Times

Stefanelli said he’s still adding elements to his spread offense, which will provide quarterback Kamerun Snell more freedom.

From Washington Post

Cameroon’s two official languages, French and English, are a remnant of the post-World War I era when the League of Nations appointed France and England as joint trustees of what was then German Kamerun.

From New York Times