Cameroon
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Official Name United Republic of Cameroon. Former Official Name Federal Republic of Cameroon. Also an independent republic in western 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). Yaoundé.
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an active volcano in western Cameroon: highest peak on the coast of western Africa. 13,370 feet (4,075 meters).
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French name: Cameroun. German name: Kamerun. 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)
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an active volcano in W Cameroon: the highest peak on the West African coast. Height: 4070 m (13 352 ft)
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Cameroon was under British and French control from World War I until 1960.
Other Word Forms
- Cameroonian adjective
- anti-Cameroon adjective
- pro-Cameroon adjective
Example Sentences
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AFP reporters met prisoners of war from Kenya, Togo, Cameroon and Nigeria during a visit to detention centre in Ukraine late last year.
From Barron's
Local media in Cameroon have reported that 94 of its nationals have died in the conflict, but the authorities have not commented on these figures.
From BBC
In Cameroon, the Pope will visit the capital Yaoundé, the economic hub Douala, and the Anglophone city of Bamenda in the restive Northwest region, where an armed conflict has been raging for nearly 10 years.
From BBC
The pope is likely to appeal for peace and dialogue while in Angola and Cameroon, where long-running separatist struggles continue to kill civilians.
From Barron's
“They don’t have any identification documents on them. Many did not even know they were being brought to Cameroon.”
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