African nation vs Cameroon

African nation and Cameroon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
African nation	Yes	No	No	No
Cameroon	Yes	No	No	No

African nation (noun)	Cameroon (noun)
any one of the countries occupying the African continent	a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
	an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast