pomo

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noun

An indigenous population native to Northern California.

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CainamerosKulanapanPomo language
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Meanings

pomo1

adjective
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of postmodern.
nounpomo (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of postmodernism.

Pomo2

nounPomo pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn indigenous population native to Northern California.

    Synonyms: Cainameros

proper noun
  1. The family of languages of this people.

    Synonyms: Kulanapan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn indigenous population native to Northern California.

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Cainameros

proper nounThe family of languages of this people.

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Kulanapan

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe Kulanapan language spoken by the Pomo

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Pomo language
Broader
Kulanapan

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Origin

Used in English since 1877, Pomo derives from the Pomo language words /pʰoːmoː/ and /pʰoʔmaʔ/, meaning "those who live at red earth hole". It was once the name of a village in Southern Potter Valley, possibly referring to the red mineral magnesite used for beads, or to the reddish earth and clay such as hematite mined in the area. At the same time in the Northern Pomo dialect, -pomo or -poma was used as a suffix after the names of places for subgroups of people of that place.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

pomo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pomo

MLA

“pomo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pomo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pomo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pomo.

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