noun
a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
• Syn: ↑Cameroon, ↑Republic of Cameroon
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Cameroonian (for: ↑Cameroon)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑African country, ↑African nation
• Part Holonyms: ↑Africa
• Member Meronyms: ↑Cameroonian
• Part Meronyms: ↑Yaounde, ↑capital of Cameroon, ↑Douala, ↑Cameroon
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adjectivesee cameroon II, 2
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/kam roohn"/; Fr. /kannm rddoohn"/, n.
1. Cameroon (def. 1).
2. Also called French Cameroons. a former French mandate (1919-46) and trusteeship (1946-60) in W Africa: independence 1960: now part of the United Republic of Cameroon.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.