cameroonian
/ˌkæməˈɹuː.ni.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, from, or pertaining to Cameroon, the Cameroonian people or the Cameroonian language.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Cameroon Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Cameroonian From Cameroon + -ian.