Meanings
- not comparableOf, 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.
2015 March 3, Ngala Killian Chimtom, “Cameroon in for long fight as its youth join Boko Haram”, in CNN
plural Cameroonians
- 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.
2015 March 3, Ngala Killian Chimtom, “Cameroon in for long fight as its youth join Boko Haram”, in CNN1 more example
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.
2025 May 21, Larry Madowo, “Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024”, in CNN
Origin
- Ancient Greekκάμμαρος (kámmaros)
- Latincammārus
- Portuguesecamarão
- PortugueseRio dos Camarões
- PortugueseCamarões
- FrenchCameroun
- EnglishCameroon
- EnglishCameroonian
Translations
Afrikaans Kameroens, Kameroener
- Kameroenspertaining to Cameroon
- Kameroenerperson from Cameroon
Catalan camerunès, camerunès
- camerunèspertaining to Cameroon
- camerunèsperson from Cameroon
Czech kamerunský, Kamerunec
- kamerunskýpertaining to Cameroon
- Kamerunecperson from Cameroon
- Kameruňanperson from Cameroon
Danish camerounsk, camerouner
- camerounskpertaining to Cameroon
- camerounerperson from Cameroon
Dutch Kameroens, Kameroener
- Kameroenspertaining to Cameroon
- Kameroenerperson from Cameroon
- Kameroenseperson from Cameroon
Estonian kamerunlane
- kamerunlanepertaining to Cameroon
Finnish kamerunilainen, kamerunilainen
- kamerunilainenpertaining to Cameroon
- kamerunilainenperson from Cameroon
French Camerounais, Camerounaise
- Camerounaisperson from Cameroon
- Camerounaiseperson from Cameroon
German kamerunisch, Kameruner
- kamerunischpertaining to Cameroon
- Kamerunerperson from Cameroon
- Kamerunerinperson from Cameroon
Greek καμερουνέζικος, Καμερουνέζος
- καμερουνέζικος (kamerounézikos)pertaining to Cameroon
- Καμερουνέζος (Kamerounézos)person from Cameroon
- Καμερουνέζα (Kamerounéza)person from Cameroon
Italian camerunense
- camerunensepertaining to Cameroon
Norwegian Bokmål kamerunsk, kameruner
- kamerunskpertaining to Cameroon
- kamerunerperson from Cameroon
Polish kameruński, Kameruńczyk
- kameruńskipertaining to Cameroon
- Kameruńczykperson from Cameroon
- Kamerunkaperson from Cameroon
Portuguese camaronês, camaronês
- camaronêspertaining to Cameroon
- camaronêsperson from Cameroon
- camaronesaperson from Cameroon
Romanian camerunez, camerunez
- camerunezpertaining to Cameroon
- camerunezperson from Cameroon
- camerunezăperson from Cameroon
Russian камеру́нский, камеру́нец
- камеру́нский (kamerúnskij)pertaining to Cameroon
- камеру́нец (kamerúnec)person from Cameroon
- камеру́нка (kamerúnka)person from Cameroon
Spanish camerunés, camerunés
- camerunéspertaining to Cameroon
- camerunésperson from Cameroon
Swahili Mkameruni
- Mkameruniperson from Cameroon
Swedish kamerunsk, kamerunare
- kamerunskpertaining to Cameroon
- kamerunareperson from Cameroon
- kamerunskaperson from Cameroon
- kamerunierperson from Cameroon
Turkish Kamerunlu
- Kamerunluperson from Cameroon
Ukrainian камеру́нський
- камеру́нський (kamerúnsʹkyj)pertaining to Cameroon
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Cameroonian
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Cameroonian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cameroonian
“Cameroonian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cameroonian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cameroonian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cameroonian.
Source: Cameroonian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.