Ambazonia
UK/ˌæm.bəˈzəʊ.ni.ə/US/ˌæm.bəˈzoʊ.ni.ə/
Ambazonia proper noun: an internationally unrecognized Anglophone state which is claimed by Cameroon.
Proper noun
Ambazonia
- An internationally unrecognized Anglophone state which is claimed by Cameroon.
- If the expression “Southern Cameroons” has exposed us to any annexationist ambitions, then we will henceforth call ourselves AMBAZONIA.1985 March 20, Fongum Gorji Dinka, “The New Social Order”, in Retyped from Ambazonian Archives (PDF), archived from the original on 10 May 2024, page 8
Origin of Ambazonia
Coined by Cameroonian attorney and political activist Fongum Gorji Dinka in 1985 (see quotation below).
Words formed from Ambazonia
Words that rhyme with Ambazonia
- Poseidonia
- Livonia
- macedonia
- Franconia
- Laconia
- Sidonia
- Usonia
- Wallonia
- Catalonia
- sinfonia
- Slavonia
- ammonia
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- Babylonia
- Cydonia
- Freedonia
- harmonia
- Patagonia
- valonia
- wellingtonia
- abronia
- adansonia
- Aonia
- aphonia
- asonia
- Assyro-Babylonia
- Avalonia
- begonia
- caustic ammonia
- claytonia
- Dumnonia
- dysphonia
- Estonia
- gonia
- gordonia
- heliconia
- houstonia
- Kydonia
- Lycaonia
- Maeonia
- Magonia
- Paeonia
- Pannonia
- pavonia
- Polonia
- polyphonia
- Savonia
- Selonia
- Snowdonia
- Sophronia
- tithonia
- Tsakonia
- washingtonia
- watsonia
Questions about Ambazonia
- What does Ambazonia mean?
- Ambazonia means an internationally unrecognized Anglophone state which is claimed by Cameroon.
- What part of speech is Ambazonia?
- Ambazonia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Ambazonia?
- Ambazonia is pronounced /ˌæm.bəˈzəʊ.ni.ə/ (UK).
Words near Ambazonia in the dictionary
Source and license
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