Ambazonia

English

Etymology

Coined by Cameroonian attorney and political activist Fongum Gorji Dinka in 1985.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌæm.bəˈzəʊ.ni.ə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌæm.bəˈzoʊ.ni.ə/

Proper noun

Ambazonia

An internationally unrecognized Anglophone state which is claimed by Cameroon.
- 1985 March 20, Fongum Gorji Dinka, The New Social Order‎:
  If the expression “Southern Cameroons” has exposed us to any annexationist ambitions, then we will henceforth call ourselves AMBAZONIA.

Translations

An Anglophone state claimed by Cameroon

Dutch: Ambazonië n
French: Ambazonie (fr) f
Lithuanian: Ambazonija f
Macedonian: Амбазонија f (Ambazonija)
Russian: Амбазо́ния f (Ambazónija)
Spanish: Ambazonia f
Ukrainian: Амбазонія f (Ambazonija)

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