Cameroonian
proper noun
- person from Cameroon
- of, from, or relating to Cameroon
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌkæməˈɹuː.ni.ən/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English Cameroon Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Cameroonian From Cameroon + -ian.
- 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.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English Cameroon Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Cameroonian From Cameroon + -ian.
- 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.”
“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.”