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CAMEROON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
Synonyms:
Cameroon; Cameroun; Republic of Cameroon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Cameroon"):
capital of Cameroon; Yaounde (the capital of Cameroon)
Douala (the largest city of Cameroon)
Cameroon (an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast)
Meronyms (members of "Cameroon"):
Cameroonian (a native or inhabitant of Cameroon)
Holonyms ("Cameroon" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
Derivation:
Cameroonian (of or relating to or characteristic of Cameroon or its people)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
volcano (a mountain formed by volcanic material)
Holonyms ("Cameroon" is a part of...):
Cameroon; Cameroun; Republic of Cameroon (a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960)