Meanings
- A former duchy, historical province of Prussia, and now a geographic region of Central Europe split between Germany and Poland on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea.
Between them hangs the potato kingdom, Pomerania, with its fields of white potato blossoms, tufts of dense forest, and seaside lagoons inhabited by wild swans.
1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 6261 more example
Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.
1759, George Sale et al., “The Modern Part of an Universal History”, in History of the German Empire, volume XXIX, page 2
Origin
- Proto-Slavic*pomorьje“seaboard”
- Proto-Slavic*pomorьjane pl“coast dwellers”
- GermanPommern
- LatinPomerania
- EnglishPomerania
Borrowed from Latin Pomerania, from German Pommern, from Proto-Slavic *pomorьjane pl (“coast dwellers”), from Proto-Slavic *pomorьje (“seaboard”).
More words from Latin, German, Proto-Slavic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Pomerània
- Pomeràniaregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Chinese Mandarin 波美拉尼亞 /波美拉尼亚
- 波美拉尼亞 /波美拉尼亚 (Bōměilāníyà)region of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Czech Pomořansko
- Pomořanskoregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Danish Pommern
- Pommernregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Dutch Pommeren
- Pommerenregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Finnish Pommeri
- Pommeriregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
French Poméranie
- Poméranieregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
German Pommern
- Pommernregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Greek Πομερανία
- Πομερανία (Pomeranía)region of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Hindi पॉमेरेनिया
- पॉमेरेनिया (pŏmereniyā)region of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Icelandic Pommern
- Pommernregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Italian Pomerania
- Pomeraniaregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Latin Pomerānia
- Pomerāniaregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Lithuanian Pomeranijos
- Pomeranijosregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Polish Pomorze
- Pomorzeregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Portuguese Pomerânia
- Pomerâniaregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Russian Помера́ния
- Помера́ния (Pomeránija)region of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Spanish Pomerania
- Pomeraniaregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Swedish Pommern
- Pommernregion of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Pomerania
Cite this entry
Pomerania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pomerania
“Pomerania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pomerania. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pomerania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pomerania.
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