cameroon
n. countablen. a country in Central Africa. It is known for its diverse landscapes, including mountains and rainforests.
n. a sovereign state in Central Africa, bordered by Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, and other nations.
Cameroon has a very rich culture.
We plan to visit Cameroon next year to see the wildlife.
Borrowed from French Cameroun, from Portuguese Rio dos Camarões (“river of prawns”), a name given to the Wouri river estuary, in 1472 by the sailors of the Portuguese explorer Fernão do Pó (a.k.a. Fernando Pó), raving about the abundance of shrimps of the species Lepidophthalmus turneranus (the Cameroon ghost shrimp) in the river; camarão itself is from Latin cammarus (“lobster”), from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros, “a kind of lobster or shrimp”).
Alteration of Cameron, influenced by -oon.