Meanings
proper noun
- A valley in northern California, United States.
- A city in Sonoma County, California, United States, named after the eponymous valley.
Origin
From a Suisun language variously thought to mean "valley of the moon", "many moons", or to derive from tso (the earth) and noma (village).
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APA
Sonoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonoma
MLA
“Sonoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonoma. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sonoma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonoma.
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