Yaoundé

[ French ya-oon-dey ]

/ French ya unˈdeɪ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Cameroon, in the SW part.

Also Yaunde.

Definition for yaounde (2 of 2)

Cameroon

[ kam-uh-roon ]

/ ˌkæm əˈrun /

noun

Also Cameroun. Official name United Republic of Cameroon. an independent republic in W Africa: formed 1960 by the French trusteeship of Cameroun; Southern Cameroons incorporated as a self-governing province 1961. 183,350 sq. mi. (474,877 sq. km). Capital: Yaoundé.

an active volcano in W Cameroon: highest peak on the coast of W Africa. 13,370 feet (4075 meters).

Related forms

Cam·e·roon·i·an, adjective, nounpro-Came·roon, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for yaounde (1 of 2)

Cameroon

/ (ˌkæməˈruːn, ˈkæməˌruːn) /

noun

a republic in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: became a German colony in 1884; divided in 1919 into the Cameroons (administered by Britain) and Cameroun (administered by France); Cameroun and the S part of the Cameroons formed a republic in 1961 (the N part joined Nigeria); became a member of the Commonwealth in 1995. Official languages: French and English. Religions: Christian, Muslim, and animist. Currency: franc. Capital: Yaoundé. Pop: 20 549 221 (2013 est). Area: 475 500 sq km (183 591 sq miles)French name: Cameroun German name: Kamerun

an active volcano in W Cameroon: the highest peak on the West African coast. Height: 4070 m (13 352 ft)

British Dictionary definitions for yaounde (2 of 2)

Yaoundé

Yaunde

/ (French jaunde) /

noun

the capital of Cameroon, in the southwest: University of Cameroon (1962). Pop: 1 727 000 (2005 est)

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Culture definitions for yaounde

Cameroon

[ (kam-uh-roohn) ]

Republic in west-central Africa, bordered by Nigeria to the northwest, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea to the south, and the Gulf of Guinea (part of the Atlantic Ocean) to the west. Yaounde is its capital, and Douala is its largest city.

Note

Cameroon was under British and French control from World War I until 1960.