Cameroons

Cameroons
Cameroonian, adj., n.
/kam'euh roohnz"/, n. (used with a sing. v.)
1. German, Kamerun. a region in W Africa: a German protectorate 1884-1919; divided in 1919 into British and French mandates.
2. Also called British Cameroons. the NW part of this region: a British mandate 1919-46 and trusteeship 1946-61; by a 1961 plebiscite the S part (Southern Cameroons) joined the United Republic of Cameroon and the N part (Northern Cameroons) joined Nigeria.

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