"Ambazonia" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌæm.bəˈzəʊ.ni.ə/ [UK], /ˌæm.bəˈzoʊ.ni.ə/ [US]
Etymology: Coined by Cameroonian attorney and political activist Fongum Gorji Dinka in 1985 (see quotation below). Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Fongum Gorji Dinka|in=1985|nat=Cameroonian|occ=attorney|occ2=political activist}} Coined by Cameroonian attorney and political activist Fongum Gorji Dinka in 1985 Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ambazonia
  1. An internationally unrecognized Anglophone state which is claimed by Cameroon. Categories (place): Cameroon Translations (An Anglophone state claimed by Cameroon): Ambazonië [neuter] (Dutch), Ambazonie [feminine] (French), Ambazonija [feminine] (Lithuanian), Амбазонија (Ambazonija) [feminine] (Macedonian), Амбазо́ния (Ambazónija) [feminine] (Russian), Ambazonia [feminine] (Spanish), Амбазонія (Ambazonija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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