Southern Cameroons

noun (used with a singular verb)

See under Cameroons(def 2).

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Definition for southern cameroons (2 of 2)

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM Cameroons

Cam·e·roon·i·an, adjective, noun
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