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Cameroon in British English
(ˌkæməˈruːn, ˈkæməˌruːn)
noun
1.
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 republicin 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: 24 053 727 (2017 est). Area: 475 500 sq km (183 591 sq miles)
French name: Cameroun. German name: Kamerun2.
an active volcano in W Cameroon: the highest peak on the West African coast. Height: 4095 m (13 435 ft)
Cameroon in American English
(ˌkæməˈrun)
1.
country in WC Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: formerly a German protectorate, most of the area was under French administration from 1919 until independence in 1960; member of the Commonwealth: 183,569 sq mi (475,442 sq km); pop. 10,494,000; cap. Yaoundé
see also Cameroons2.
Mountmountain in W Cameroon: 13,350 ft (4,069 m)
Derived forms
Cameroonian (ˌCameˈroonian) adjective, noun
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British English: Cameroon /ˌkæməˈruːn; ˈkæməˌruːn/ NOUN
Cameroon is a republic in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- American English: Cameroon
- Arabic: الكَامِيرُون
- Brazilian Portuguese: República dos Camarões
- Chinese: 喀麦隆
- Croatian: Kamerun
- Czech: Kamerun
- Danish: Cameroun
- Dutch: Kameroen
- European Spanish: Camerún
- Finnish: Kamerun
- French: Cameroun
- German: Kamerun
- Greek: Καμερούν
- Italian: Camerun
- Japanese: カメルーン
- Korean: 카메룬
- Norwegian: Kamerun
- Polish: Kamerun
- European Portuguese: República dos Camarões
- Romanian: Camerun
- Russian: Камерун
- Latin American Spanish: Camerún
- Swedish: Kamerun
- Thai: ประเทศแคเมอรูน
- Turkish: Kamerun
- Ukrainian: Камерун
- Vietnamese: nước Cameroon
Chinese translation of 'Cameroon'
Cameroon
(kæməˈruːn)
n
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喀麦(麥)隆
(Kāmàilóng)
- it dawned on me/him that ...
- it didn't do any good
- it does exactly what it says on the tin
- it doesn't add up
- it doesn't appeal to me
- it doesn't do to upset her
- it doesn't matter
- it-doesnt-matter
- it does you credit
- -ite
- ite
- i tell a lie
- i tell you/i can tell you/i can't tell you
- i-tell-you-i-can-tell-you-i-cant-tell-you
- (i) tell you what ...
- item
- it emerged that ...
- itemisation
- itemise
- itemiser
- itemization
- itemize
- itemized bill
- itemizer
- items of clothing