[DOC] [TLE] Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon - Country Profile - Nations ... [PAR] A virtual guide to Cameroon, the Central African country is located north of the 
Gulf of ... The name Cameroon is derived from the Portuguese word, Camaroes, 
... shrimps in the river he decided to call it Rio Dos Camaroes (River of shrimps,... [DOC] [TLE] Origin of African Country Names - Words We Speak - GaiaNews [PAR] The Origins of African Country Names or What They Mean ... The name is derived 
from Rio de Camares (the River of Prawns) the name given ... Central African 
Republic - It's in Central Africa! ... Portuguese references refered to it as Gabon 
after the Portuguese word .... But self comes in and we hug the chains that bind 
us. [DOC] [TLE] Cameroon - Wikipedia [PAR] Cameroon officially the Republic of Cameroon (French: Rpublique du 
Cameroun), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad 
to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the ... Portuguese explorers 
reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area Rio dos Camares (
Shrimp River),... [DOC] [TLE] An A-Z of country name origins | OxfordWords blog [PAR] May 17, 2016 ... The name Andorra comes from a local Navarrese word, andurrial, meaning ... 
The area was named Rio dos Camares, 'River of Prawns', by Portuguese 
explorers. ... Central African Republic ... The name was chosen by Christopher 
Columbus, who may have believed that gold would be found there. [DOC] [TLE] Translation and Localization for Africa: The Republic of Cameroon [PAR] Aug 31, 2016 ... It borders Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, ... 
There are more than 1738 linguistic groups used in Cameroon and 230 ... The 
name "Cameroon" comes from the Portuguese word "camaroes", ... shrimp in the 
Wouri River in Douala, he called it Rio Dos Camaroes (river of shrimp.)... [DOC] [TLE] The Countries and Languages of Africa - Afrikan Names [PAR] Jul 12, 2009 ... This present form of the name is derived from Rio de Camares (the River of 
Prawns) ... This country is located in central Africa, thus the name. ... French and 
Sango are the official languages of the Central African Republic. ... The name, 
derived from the Portuguese word gabao, meaning cloak, perhaps... [DOC] [TLE] Cameroon | history - geography | Britannica.com [PAR] Country lying at the junction of western and central Africa. ... Alternative Titles: 
Kameroon, Kamerun, Republic of Cameroon ... In 1884 the Germans extended 
the word Kamerun to their entire protectorate, which largely ... Its name comes 
from Rio dos Camaroes (River of Prawns), the name given to the Wouri River in 
the... [DOC] [TLE] The Republic of Cameroon on the road to emergence  TheRAC.ca ... [PAR] Oct 1, 2014 ... He named it Rio dos Camaroes. The Portuguese word for prawn became 
Cameroon in English and Cameroun in ... To the east, in Mobilong, there are 
diamonds  preliminary studies ... states include the Central African Republic, 
Republic of the Congo, ..... Canada's first stroke ambulance coming to Alberta. [DOC] [TLE] African country names and their origin  Shinovene [PAR] Jun 21, 2016 ... Cameroon, comes from the name Portuguese explorers gave to the area Rio dos 
Camares River of Prawns Cape Verde, comes from ... Central African 
Republic or Centrafrique, means just that A republic in ... Sudan, comes from 
the plural of the arabic word Aswad meaning Blackman (sud:n) [DOC] [TLE] FIELD LISTING - CIA [PAR] Arctic Ocean, etymology: the name Arctic comes from the Greek word ... phrase "
oro huba" (there was gold), but in fact no gold was ever found on the island; .... 
River the Rio dos Camaroes (River of Prawns) after the abundant shrimp in the 
water; ... Central African Republic, conventional long form: Central African 
Republic [DOC] [TLE] Culture of Cameroon - history, people, clothing, traditions, women ... [PAR] Culture Name ... Nigeria lies to the west,

Question: The name of this central African republic comes from camaroes, a Portuguese word for the prawns found there
Answer: Cameroon