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cameroon
/ˈkæmɚˌun/
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What does cameroon mean?
noun
- A sheep of a domesticated breed from West Africa.
- A Conservative Party member with green or social liberal leanings, supporting the policies of David Cameron.
proper noun
- A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Cameroon. Capital: Yaoundé. It also claims Ambazonia.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkæmɚˌun/
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Overview: Because of its offshore oil resources, Cameroon has one of the highest incomes per capita in tropical Africa.
With what eminence indeed was he not familiar, whether Alp, Cameroon or Himalaya!
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Overview: Because of its offshore oil resources and favorable agricultural conditions, Cameroon has one of the best-endowed, most diversified primary commodity economies in sub-Saharan Africa.
Dr. Hooker has also lately shown that several of the plants living on the upper parts of the lofty island of Fernando Po, and on the neighbouring Cameroon Mountains, in the Gulf of Guinea, are closely related to those on the mountains of Abyssinia, and likewise to those of temperate Europe.
"Dr. Hooker has also lately shown that several of the plants living in the upper parts of the lofty island of Fernando Po, and in the neighbouring Cameroon Mountains, in the Gulf of Guinea, are closely related to those on the mountains of Abyssinia, and likewise to those of temperate Europe" (loc.