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REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Republic of Cameroon mean?
• REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON (noun)
The noun REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON has 1 sense:
1. a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
Familiarity information: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Cameroon; Cameroun; Republic of Cameroon
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Cameroon"):
capital of Cameroon; Yaounde (the capital of Cameroon)
Douala (the largest city of Cameroon)
Cameroon (an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast)
Meronyms (members of "Republic of Cameroon"):
Cameroonian (a native or inhabitant of Cameroon)
Holonyms ("Republic of Cameroon" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
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