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PRONUNCIATION OF BRITISH CAMEROONS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRITISH CAMEROONS

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British Cameroons is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BRITISH CAMEROONS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

British Cameroons

British Cameroons

Flag Anthem God Save the King/Queen Capital Buea Languages English Duaka, Oroko, Grassfields, Fula, Kanuri widely spoken Religion Christianity Islam Political structure League of Nations Mandate Historical era World War I - Kamerun partitioned July 20, 1922 - Integration into Nigeria and Cameroon October 1, 1961 Currency British West Africa pound Today part of Cameroon Nigeria British Cameroons was a British Mandate territory in British West Africa. Today, the territory forms parts of Nigeria and Cameroon in West Africa.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRITISH CAMEROONS

British Airports Authority
British and Irish Lions
British Antarctic Territory
British Asian
British Association screw thread
British Broadcasting Corporation
British Civil Airworthiness Requirements
British Columbia
British Columbian
British Commonwealth of Nations
British Council
British disease
British East Africa
British Empire
British Guiana
British Honduras
British India
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Isles
British Israelite

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRITISH CAMEROONS

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Dragoons
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French Cameroons
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Synonyms and antonyms of British Cameroons in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «British Cameroons» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRITISH CAMEROONS

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Translator English - Chinese

英国喀麦隆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Camerún británico
570 millions of speakers

English

British Cameroons
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्रिटिश Cameroons
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الكاميرون البريطاني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Британские Камерун
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Camarões Britânicos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্রিটিশ ক্যামেরন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Cameroun britannique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kamerun British
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

britischen Kamerun
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

英領カメルーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영국 카메룬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inggris Kamerun
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Cameroons Anh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரிட்டிஷ் கேமெரோன்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रिटिश कॅमेरॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İngiliz Kamerunları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Camerun britannici
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Brytyjskie Kamerun
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Британські Камерун
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Camerun britanice
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

βρετανικό Καμερούν
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Britse Kameroen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Brittiska Kamerun
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

britiske Cameroons
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of British Cameroons

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRITISH CAMEROONS»

The term «British Cameroons» is used very little and occupies the 193.054 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRITISH CAMEROONS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about British Cameroons

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRITISH CAMEROONS»

Discover the use of British Cameroons in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to British Cameroons and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Former British Southern Cameroons Journey Towards Complete ...
Strong Pre-Plebiscite Position of British Southern Cameroons Leaders The two leaders (Endeley and Foncha, Former and current Prime Ministers) accepted completely dropping the idea of joining Nigeria or Cameroon, simply requesting of the ...
Martin Ayong Ayim, 2010
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British Southern Cameroons:
If decolonization or self-determination, or independence or sovereignty, is substituted for the word: square, then it would, ipso facto, follow that the decolonization or independence of British Cameroons, is the decolonization or independence of ...
Fonkem Achankeng, 2014
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Southern Cameroons, 1922-1961: A Constitutional History
An original and unique examination of the constitutional history of British Southern Cameroons from 1922 to 1961, this book provides a concrete foundation for understanding the origin of the Anglophone Question in present-day Cameroon.
Victor Julius Ngoh, 2001
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The Reunification Debate in British Southern Cameroons: The ...
He reminded the immigrants that the conditions laid down for the award of the CDC scholarship was that an applicant had to be a person of British Cameroons origin. He added that those who did not fulfil the conditions were certainly not ...
Nfi, Joseph Lon, 2014
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Betrayal of Too Trusting a People: The UN, the UK and the ...
This authoritative work describes in great detail the story of La Republique du Cameroun's alleged annexation and colonization of the Southern Cameroons following the achievement of its independence, while highlighting the seeming ...
Carlson Anyangwe, 2009
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The Cameroons, from Mandate to Independence
Somewhat analogously, the British hoped that the trusteeship etsablished over the British Cameroons would not change the direction along which their Cameroons mandate had been moving— toward eventual integration with Nigeria. Indeed ...
Victor T. Le Vine, 1964
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The Secrets of an Aborted Decolonisation: The Declassified ...
Its contents are further evidence of their inalienable right and sacred duty to assert their independence. No one who reads this book can possibly be indifferent to the just struggle of the Southern Cameroons for sovereign statehood.
Carlson Anyangwe, 2010
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Imperialistic Politics in Cameroun: Resistance & the ...
British Cameroons might join forces with his political foes and bring about his political downfall. His anxiety arose from his wrong perception of the Southern Cameroons as similar, 'ethnically and politically', to the 'rebellious' southern half of ...
Carlson Anyangwe, 2008
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Developing Areas: A Book of Readings and Research
The British Cameroons was divided into two parts, Southern and Northern Cameroons, and the latter was illegally integrated as an administrative part of Nigeria when she was still a colony. Under a decision of the 14th U.N. General Assembly, ...
Vijayan Pillai, Lyle W. Shannon, Judith L. McKim, 1995
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Society, State, and Identity in African History
The British Cameroons as part of Nigeria and the Quest for Cameroonian Autonomy and Identity An important twist in the colonial history of the British Cameroons is that the territory was not administered as a separate bloc with a distinct ...
Bahru Zewde, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRITISH CAMEROONS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term British Cameroons is used in the context of the following news items.
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James Whitlow Delano – Fifth Dispatch: Slash Cameroon's …
Nestled against the Nigerian border, the Anglophone areas formerly known as British Cameroons is one of the wettest places on earth, and this ... «BagNews Notes, May 14»
2
Southern Cameroons: Human Rights Violations Addressed By …
French Cameroon got its independence in 1960 and then, on October 1, 1961, the time came for British Cameroons to be divided. The northern ... «UNPO, Nov 13»
3
Des partages coloniaux aux frontières culturelles : (ré-)unifications …
20 Victor Bong Amazee, « The “Igbo Scare” in the British Cameroons, c. 1945-61 », Journal of A (...) 21 Emmanuel Chiabi, op. cit., p. 114. «Revues.org, Sep 13»
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The election of Australia's new PM Tony Abbott is clear evidence …
But unlike the British Cameroons - who bizarrely decided that, faced with the similar electoral meltdown of the Labour government under ... «Daily Mail, Sep 13»
5
What the Future of Africa Looked Like in 1959
It's a long and engrossing time warp (would the Southern British Cameroons fall into Ghana's sphere of influence?), a return to a world where ... «The Atlantic, Oct 12»
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Col Nick Hales Pakenham Mahon
After regimental and staff appointments at home and in Cyprus, he commanded a company of the 1st Battalion in the British Cameroons, west ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 12»
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This day in 1962
... the United Kingdom (UK) government against an arrangement by which bananas from the former British Cameroons will continue to enter the ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Mar 12»
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CAMEROON: Anglophones Feel Like a Subjugated People
He also blasted successive Francophone administrations for killing the vibrant economy of the British Cameroons. “Small- and medium-sized ... «Inter Press Service, Jan 12»
9
Boot camp worked for us
From Fulwood we were sent to Barnard Castle in County Durham and later to the British Cameroons, West Africa, for 10 months. The regiment ... «Express.co.uk, May 11»
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Wild Colonial Boy a lesson for Tories
By contrast, the British Cameroons appear to be opportunists slavishly following whatever the latest focus group tells them. People need to ... «The Australian, Mar 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. British Cameroons [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/british-cameroons>. Apr 2024 ».
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