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

Words nearby Cameroons

camera tube, camerawoman, camerlengo, Cameron, Cameroon, Cameroons, Cameroun, cam follower, cami, camiknickers, Camilla

Example sentences from the Web for Cameroons

The Cameroons, larger than the Fatherland, took much longer to subdue, and the operations were of a more arduous nature.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Erzerum had balanced Kut, and the Cameroons had ceased to be a German land.
A Short History of the Great War|A. F. Pollard
The principal work of the winter was the reduction of the Cameroons.
A Short History of the Great War|A. F. Pollard
For two years the unfortunate man had trembled and suffered in the Cameroons, in Germany, in the rainy Marshalls.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

Here Malietoa interrupted himself to say it was the only tree bearing in the Cameroons.
A Footnote to History|Robert Louis Stevenson

单词	cameroons
释义	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 Words nearby Cameroons camera tube, camerawoman, camerlengo, Cameron, Cameroon, Cameroons, Cameroun, cam follower, cami, camiknickers, Camilla Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Cameroons The Cameroons, larger than the Fatherland, took much longer to subdue, and the operations were of a more arduous nature. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various Erzerum had balanced Kut, and the Cameroons had ceased to be a German land. A Short History of the Great War\|A. F. Pollard The principal work of the winter was the reduction of the Cameroons. A Short History of the Great War\|A. F. Pollard For two years the unfortunate man had trembled and suffered in the Cameroons, in Germany, in the rainy Marshalls. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson Here Malietoa interrupted himself to say it was the only tree bearing in the Cameroons. A Footnote to History\|Robert Louis Stevenson
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