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 

• REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON (noun)

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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)