Yaoundé

UK/jɑːˈʊndeɪ/UK/jɑːˈuːndeɪ/US/ˌjɑːʊnˈdeɪ/

proper noun

The capital city of Cameroon.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Yaounde

  1. The capital city of Cameroon.
    1. metonymicallyThe Cameroonian government.

Translations

Afrikaans Yaoundé
  • Yaoundécapital of Cameroon
Arabic يَاوُنْدَة
  • يَاوُنْدَة (yāwunda)capital of Cameroon
Basque Jaunde
  • Jaundecapital of Cameroon
Bulgarian Яунде
  • Яунде (Jaunde)capital of Cameroon
Catalan Yaoundé
  • Yaoundécapital of Cameroon
Chinese Mandarin 雅溫得 /雅温得
  • 雅溫得 /雅温得 (Yǎwēndé)capital of Cameroon
Czech Yaoundé
  • Yaoundécapital of Cameroon
Danish Yaoundé
  • Yaoundécapital of Cameroon
Dutch Yaoundé
  • Yaoundécapital of Cameroon
Esperanto Jaundeo
  • Jaundeocapital of Cameroon
Estonian Yaoundé
  • Yaoundécapital of Cameroon
Finnish Yaoundé
  • Yaoundécapital of Cameroon
French Yaoundé
  • Yaoundécapital of Cameroon
German Yaoundé, Jaunde
  • Yaoundécapital of Cameroon
  • Jaundecapital of Cameroon
Greek Γιαουντέ
  • Γιαουντέ (Giaounté)capital of Cameroon
Hebrew יאונדה
  • יאונדה (yaundeh)capital of Cameroon
Hungarian Yaoundé
  • Yaoundécapital of Cameroon
Icelandic Jánde
  • Jándecapital of Cameroon
Japanese ヤウンデ
  • ヤウンデ (Yaunde)capital of Cameroon
Korean 야운데
  • 야운데 (Yaunde)capital of Cameroon
Latvian Jaunde
  • Jaundecapital of Cameroon
Lithuanian Jaundė
  • Jaundėcapital of Cameroon
Persian یائونده
  • یائونده (yâ'unde)capital of Cameroon
Polish Jaunde
  • Jaundecapital of Cameroon
Portuguese Yaoundé, Iaundé
  • Yaoundécapital of Cameroon
  • Iaundécapital of Cameroon
Russian Яунде́
  • Яунде́ (Jaundɛ́)capital of Cameroon
Spanish Yaundé
  • Yaundécapital of Cameroon
Swahili Yaounde
  • Yaoundecapital of Cameroon
Thai ยาอุนเด
  • ยาอุนเด (yaa-un-dêe)capital of Cameroon
Ukrainian Яунде́
  • Яунде́ (Jaundé)capital of Cameroon
Vietnamese Y-a-un-đê
  • Y-a-un-đêcapital of Cameroon
Welsh Yaoundé
  • Yaoundécapital of Cameroon
Yiddish יאַונדע
  • יאַונדע (yaunde)capital of Cameroon
Cite this entry
APA

Yaoundé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yaound%C3%A9

MLA

“Yaoundé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yaound%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yaoundé,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yaound%C3%A9.

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