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1. (n.) Cameroon
a republic in W equatorial Africa: formed in 1960 by the French trusteeship of Cameroun; joined in 1961 by the S part of the British trusteeship of Cameroons. 15,456,092; 179,558 sq. mi. (465,054 sq. km).
2. Cameroon
Mount, an active volcano in W Cameroon: highest peak on the coast of W Africa. 13,370 ft. (4075 m).
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Cameroon
an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast
2. (noun) Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon, Cameroun
a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. cameroon
(1) a river in W. Africa, falling by a wide estuary into the Bight of Biafra, known as the oil river, from the quantities of palm-oil exported; (2) a mountain range, a volcanic group, the highest peak nearly 14,000 ft., NW. of the estuary; (3) also a German colony, extending 199 m. along the coast.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. cameroon
A republic in central Africa lying east of CHAD and the CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC and west of NIGERIA. The capital is Yaounde.
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