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 2024-05-10, page 8:

     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 (ru) f (Ambazónija)
• Spanish: Ambazonia f
• Ukrainian: Амбазонія f (Ambazonija)