Cameroon. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Cameroon


SYLLABICATION:	Cam·e·roon
PRONUNCIATION:	km-rn
VARIANT FORMS:	also Came·roun ( käm-rn)
	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. Population: 12,871,000.
OTHER FORMS:	Came·rooni·an —ADJECTIVE & NOUN


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