Cameroon
Cameroon
Definition
Cam·eroon (kam′ə ro̵̅o̅n′)
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
mountain in W Cameroon: 13,350 ft (4,069 m)
Cam′·eroon′·ian adjective, noun
Browse dictionary entries near Cameroon
- Cameron
- camerlengo
- camerawork
- camerawoman
- cameraperson
- cameraman
- cameral
- camera-shy
- camera-ready
- camera obscura
