noun
1. an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑volcano
• Part Holonyms: ↑Republic of Cameroon, ↑Cameroun
2. a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
• Syn: ↑Republic of Cameroon, ↑Cameroun
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Cameroonian
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑African country, ↑African nation
• Part Holonyms: ↑Africa
• Member Meronyms: ↑Cameroonian
• Part Meronyms: ↑Yaounde, ↑capital of Cameroon, ↑Douala
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a country in western Africa
Useful english dictionary. 2012.