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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024North′ern Cameroons′. - Place NamesSee under Cameroons (def. 2).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Cam•e•roons (kam′ə ro̅o̅nz′),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.) - Place NamesGerman, Kamerun. a region in W Africa: a German protectorate 1884–1919;
divided in 1919 into British and French mandates. - Place NamesAlso 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.
Cam′e•roon′i•an, adj., n. |