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1.	Also, Cameroun. Official name, United Republic of Cameroon. an independent republic in W Africa: formed 1960 by the French trusteeship of Cameroun; Southern Cameroons incorporated as a self-governing province 1961. 14,677,510; 183,350 sq. mi. (474,877 sq. km). Capital: Yaoundé.

2.	an active volcano in W Cameroon: highest peak on the coast of W Africa. 13,370 ft. (4075 m).

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Cam·e·roon·i·an, adjective, noun

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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: 17,300,000.

Cam'e·roo'ni·an adj. & n.

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cameroon
noun
1.	an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast
2.	a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960

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Cameroon [(kam-uh-roohn)]

Republic in west-central Africa, bordered by Nigeria to the northwest, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea to the south, and the Gulf of Guinea (part of the Atlantic Ocean) to the west. Yaounde is its capital, and Douala is its largest city.