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Cameroonian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌkæməˈɹuː.ni.ən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Cameroon Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Cameroonian From Cameroon + -ian.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Cameroon, the Cameroonian people or the Cameroonian language.
   • In January, Boko Haram struck Fotokol, a Cameroonian town separated by only a bridge from Gambarou, Nigeria, a stronghold of the Islamist extremists. The attackers killed more than 400 people. 2015 March 3, Ngala Killian Chimtom, “Cameroon in for long fight as its youth join Boko Haram”, in CNN:

Deriveds

Cameroonian Pidgin English · Cameroonianness · Cameroonian English

Translations (20)

nb kamerunsk (pertaining to Cameroon) · sv kamerunsk (pertaining to Cameroon) · pt camaronês (pertaining to Cameroon) · es camerunés (pertaining to Cameroon) · fi kamerunilainen (pertaining to Cameroon) · ro camerunez (pertaining to Cameroon) · el καμερουνέζικος (pertaining to Cameroon) · cs kamerunský (pertaining to Cameroon) · it camerunense (pertaining to Cameroon) · nl Kameroens (pertaining to Cameroon) · uk камеру́нський (pertaining to Cameroon) · nn kamerunsk (pertaining to Cameroon) · da camerounsk (pertaining to Cameroon) · et kamerunlane (pertaining to Cameroon) · ru камеру́нский (pertaining to Cameroon) · ca camerunès (pertaining to Cameroon) · af Kameroens (pertaining to Cameroon) · de kamerunisch (pertaining to Cameroon) · gl camerunés (pertaining to Cameroon) · pl kameruński (pertaining to Cameroon)

Cameroonian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkæməˈɹuː.ni.ən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Cameroon Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Cameroonian From Cameroon + -ian.

Meanings

1. A person from Cameroon or of Cameroonian descent.
   • Nouma said he believes “most of the worst attacks we have suffered” were carried out by Cameroonians fighting for Boko Haram. 2015 March 3, Ngala Killian Chimtom, “Cameroon in for long fight as its youth join Boko Haram”, in CNN:
   • Cameroonian Jean Mboulé was born in France but when he applied for a visa in 2022 alongside his wife using similar documents, his application was rejected but hers was not. 2025 May 21, Larry Madowo, “Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024”, in CNN:

Forms

Hypernyms

African · sub-Saharan

Translations (31)

nl Kameroense (person from Cameroon) · ro cameruneză (person from Cameroon) · el Καμερουνέζος (person from Cameroon) · sv kamerunska (person from Cameroon) · gl camerunés (person from Cameroon) · de Kameruner (person from Cameroon) · cs Kamerunec (person from Cameroon) · ru камеру́нка (person from Cameroon) · tr Kamerunlu (person from Cameroon) · pt camaronesa (person from Cameroon) · ro camerunez (person from Cameroon) · fr Camerounais (person from Cameroon) · ru камеру́нец (person from Cameroon) · pt camaronês (person from Cameroon) · es camerunés (person from Cameroon) · el Καμερουνέζα (person from Cameroon) · af Kameroener (person from Cameroon) · pl Kameruńczyk (person from Cameroon) · fi kamerunilainen (person from Cameroon) · sv kamerunare (person from Cameroon) · sv kamerunier (person from Cameroon) · nn kamerunar (person from Cameroon) · fr Camerounaise (person from Cameroon) · ca camerunès (person from Cameroon) · de Kamerunerin (person from Cameroon) · nl Kameroener (person from Cameroon) · sw Mkameruni (person from Cameroon) · cs Kameruňan (person from Cameroon) · da camerouner (person from Cameroon) · nb kameruner (person from Cameroon) · pl Kamerunka (person from Cameroon)