Ambazonia

English

Etymology

Coined by Cameroonian attorney and political activist Fongum Gorji Dinka in 1985 (see quotation below).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Ambazonia

  1. An internationally unrecognized Anglophone state which is claimed by Cameroon.
    • 1985 March 20, Fongum Gorji Dinka, “The New Social Order”, in Retyped from Ambazonian Archives‎[1] (PDF), archived from the original on 10 May 2024, page 8:
      If the expression “Southern Cameroons” has exposed us to any annexationist ambitions, then we will henceforth call ourselves AMBAZONIA.

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