Adamawa or Adamaua may refer to : Places and jurisdictions in West Africa Adamawa Plateau, which rises in Nigeria, cuts across Cameroon, and terminates in the Central African Republic Present Adamawa Region, Cameroon Adamawa State, Nigeria Historical Adamawa Emirate, founded by and named after Modibo Adama The former Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of Adamaua Other Adamawa languages, a family of languages spoken in the above area Adamawa (cattle), an African breed of cattle