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Cameroon

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Noun

1. cameroon

an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast

2. cameroon, cameroun, republic of cameroon

a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cameroon

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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: Yaoundé. Pop: 24 053 727 (2017 est). Area: 475 500 sq km (183 591 sq miles)
. French name: Cameroun. German name: Kamerun
2. 
an active volcano in W Cameroon: the highest peak on the West African coast. Height: 4095 m (13 435 ft)

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Cameroon

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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 Cameroons
2. 
Mountmountain in W Cameroon: 13,350 ft (4,069 m)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cameroon

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A country of west-central Africa on the Bight of Biafra. Comprising the former French Cameroons and the southern part of British Cameroons, it became independent in 1960. Yaoundé is the capital and Douala the largest city.

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