Cameroonian

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English

Etymology

From Cameroon +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Cameroonian (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Cameroon, the Cameroonian people or the Cameroonian language.
    • 2015 March 3, Ngala Killian Chimtom, “Cameroon in for long fight as its youth join Boko Haram”, in CNN:
      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.

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Noun

Cameroonian (plural Cameroonians)

  1. A person from Cameroon or of Cameroonian descent.
    Hypernyms: sub-Saharan, African
    • 2015 March 3, Ngala Killian Chimtom, “Cameroon in for long fight as its youth join Boko Haram”, in CNN:
      Nouma said he believes “most of the worst attacks we have suffered” were carried out by Cameroonians fighting for Boko Haram.
    • 2025 May 21, Larry Madowo, “Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024”, 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.

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