"Pomerania" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌpɒməˈɹeɪniə/
Rhymes: -eɪniə Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *po moře (“by the sea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sla-pro|*po moře||by the sea}} Proto-Slavic *po moře (“by the sea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pomerania
  1. A former duchy, historical province of Prussia, and now a region split between Germany and Poland on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea. Wikipedia link: en:Pomerania Categories (place): Historical political subdivisions, Historical polities, Places in Germany, Places in Poland Derived forms: Pomeranian, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Translations (region of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea): Պոմերանիա (english: Pomerania) (Armenian), Памера́нія (Pamjeránija) [feminine] (Belarusian), Pomerània (Catalan), 波美拉尼亞 (Chinese Mandarin), 波美拉尼亚 (Bōměilāníyà) (Chinese Mandarin), Pomořansko [neuter] (Czech), Pommern (Danish), Pommeren [neuter] (Dutch), Pommeri (Finnish), Poméranie [feminine] (French), Pomeranie [feminine] (Friulian), პომერანია (ṗomerania) (Georgian), Pommern [neuter] (German), Πομερανία (Pomeranía) [feminine] (Greek), Pommern (Icelandic), Pomerania [feminine] (Italian), Pòmòrskô [neuter] (Kashubian), Pomeranijos [feminine] (Lithuanian), Pomeranja [feminine] (Maltese), पॉमेरानिया (pŏmerāniyā) (Marathi), Pomerania [feminine] (Occitan), پومرانیا (Pomeranya) (Ottoman Turkish), Pomorze [neuter] (Polish), Pomerânia [feminine] (Portuguese), Помера́ния (Pomeránija) [feminine] (Russian), Pomorje [feminine, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), Померанија (Serbo-Croatian), Pomeranija [feminine, neuter] (Slovene), Pomerania [feminine] (Spanish), Pommern [neuter] (Swedish), Pomorska (Upper Sorbian)

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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "region of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Pommern"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Pomerania"
}

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