Kamerun

from portugis

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Definition

A country in Central Africa.

Etymology

Borrowed from the Portuguese 'Camarões', meaning shrimp. The name was given by Portuguese explorers in the 15th century upon seeing the abundance of shrimp in the Wouri River, later absorbed into Indonesian as the country's name.

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