Cameroonian

noun

Cam·​er·​oo·​nian ˌka-mə-ˈrü-nē-ən 

-nyən

1

: a native or inhabitant of Cameroon

2

: a native or inhabitant of the Cameroons

Cameroonian adjective

Examples of Cameroonian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Cameroonian has lived the crossover-fighter experience, scoring the only knockdown in his Fury debut before the cards went the other way. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Another potential boxing opponent for the Cameroonian is MVP promoter Paul himself, who stepped into the octagon to celebrate with winners on Saturday. — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026

The detention facility in Cameroon’s capital of Yaounde, where Farah was held, currently has 15 deportees from various African countries who arrived on two flights, and none is Cameroonian, according to lawyer Joseph Awah Fru, who represents them. — Monika Pronczuk, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026

Embiid has a close (and competitive) relationship with fellow Cameroonian and Pacers stalwart Pascal Siakam. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026

By 1972, all political parties had been absorbed by the ruling Cameroonian National Union, later known as the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement. — Yonatan Morse, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025

The Cameroonian runs to a Manchester United away end that has contended with its own promises of ‘style’, shrugging in celebration. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025

The Cameroonian has been substituted eight times in eight league starts, on three of those occasions at half-time. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Cameroonian

• adlerian
• caesarian
• cyclopean
• european
• grammarian
• hercynian
• huronian
• jacobean
• maccabean
• manichaean
• manichean
• mullerian