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Cameroon

[ kam-uh-roon ]

noun

  1. 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). : ۲dzܲԻé. Official_name United Republic of Cameroon. Former_official_name Federal Republic of Cameroon.
  2. an active volcano in western Cameroon: highest peak on the coast of western Africa. 13,370 feet (4,075 meters).


Cameroon

/ 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 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: ۲dzܲԻé. Pop: 20 549 221 (2013 est). Area: 475 500 sq km (183 591 sq miles) French nameCameroun German nameKamerun
  2. an active volcano in W Cameroon: the highest peak on the West African coast. Height: 4070 m (13 352 ft)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cameroon

  1. Republic in west-central Africa , bordered by Nigeria to the northwest, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, Republic of the Congo , Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea to the south, and the Gulf of Guinea (part of the Atlantic Ocean ) to the west. Yaounde is its capital, and Douala is its largest city.
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Notes

Cameroon was under British and French control from World War I until 1960.
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United rallied and eventually won the game 3-2 despite being down to 10 men, but the mistake has reignited the debate about the Cameroon international.

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Ms Biya – who spends most of her time outside Cameroon – has been quoted as saying she hoped that her openness could alter things at home.

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Aims started in South Africa and then expanded to Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon and Rwanda - to provide post-graduate training and research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Onana began to move to his right but when the ball did not go in the same direction, the Cameroon international was unable to shift his weight quickly enough and was beaten to his left.

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Countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh, India, China, and Cameroon benefited most from these gains, with mangroves protecting hundreds of thousands of people each year.

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