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Cameroon
ka-muh-ROON
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A country in Central Africa whose capital is Yaoundé.
"He grew up in a small village in Cameroon."
How to Use Cameroon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe Central African country named after prawns found by early Portuguese explorers.
Word Forms
Cameroons plural, Cameroons plural
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Etymology
From Portuguese Rio dos Camarões ("river of prawns"), named by 15th-century Portuguese sailors for the shrimp abundant in the Wouri river estuary.