Καμερούν
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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from French Cameroun, from Portuguese Rio dos Camarões (“river of prawns, in reference to the Wouri river”); camarão itself is from Latin cammarus (“lobster”), ultimately from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros, “lobster”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Καμερούν • (Kameroún) n (indeclinable)
- Cameroon (a country in Central Africa)
Related terms
- Καμερουνέζος m (Kamerounézos, “Cameroonian”)
- Καμερουνέζα f (Kamerounéza, “Cameroonian”)
- καμερουνέζικος (kamerounézikos, “Cameroonian”, adjective)
Further reading
Καμερούν on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
