Yaounde
- proper noun
- In one, he is quoted as saying that if the Afo-a-Kom was to remain in Yaounde, then the Kom palace and all the Kom people (at that time numbering about 85,000) would have to move there.
- Yaounde, Cameroon
- University of Yaounde
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Watch on YouTubeI took a bus to Yaounde and then I took a train to the train to North Cameroon.
- I took a bus to Yaounde and then I took a train to the train to North Cameroon.
Examples
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There are still a few American-trained professors at the University of Yaounde who experienced this kind of discrimination during the late sixties and early seventies when the university was run by the French Foundation for Higher Education.
Academic text (1992) -
Movement continues to characterize the Fang way of life as they travel to capital cities such as Yaounde, Bata, and Libreville seeking economic opportunity.
Academic text (2010) -
I took a bus to Yaounde and then I took a train to the train to North Cameroon.
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I mean, it took me by the time I got to Yaounde, I was all dizzy and from, from, from travelling and waiting.
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I think he was instructed not to press the point about the Afo-a-Kom's remaining in Yaounde again.
Academic text (1990) -
In light of the extent to which American studies courses are offered in the two institutions just discussed, it becomes clear that the University of Yaounde, Cameroon, is one of the few universities south of the Sahara that offers courses in American studies in a variety of disciplines: literature, history, economics, geography, law, and in the area of international relations and diplomacy.
Academic text (1992) -
I wish I could go to a "Stop World Hunger" blog and magically comment food into the bellies of all the hungry babies in Ndjamena, Chad, and Yaounde, Cameroon, but so far I haven't figured out how to do such a thing.
Blog text (19) -
I traveled to Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, to explore its rich culture.
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Many tourists visit Yaounde each year to experience the vibrant markets and local cuisine.
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In Yaounde, you can find beautiful parks and historical landmarks throughout the city.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yaounde comes from a local Cameroonian language and was the name of a village or the people called 'Yaunde', so the capital city took its name from that place and its people, like how Washington is named after a person.