Pomerania

[ pom-uh-rey-nee-uh, -reyn-yuh ]

/ ˌpɒm əˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn yə /

noun

a former province of NE Germany, now mostly in NW Poland.

German Pommern.

Example sentences from the Web for pomerania

He turned his attention to Pomerania, though the injuries his health had suffered drove him to take the waters at Carlsbad.

The World's Greatest Books, Vol XII. |Arthur Mee
His policy involved the nation in a war with the allies, and he lost Finland and Pomerania.

Up The Baltic |Oliver Optic
She had arrived from Pomerania in order to see her son before the beginning of the war.

The Red Battle Flyer |Capt. Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen
Even in the middle of winter, his troops under general Manteuffel acted with great spirit against the Swedes in Pomerania.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. |Tobias Smollett

Freienwalde, which must be distinguished from the smaller town of the same name in Pomerania, first appears as a town in 1364.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" |Various

British Dictionary definitions for pomerania

Pomerania

/ (ˌpɒməˈreɪnɪə) /

noun

a region of N central Europe, extending along the S coast of the Baltic Sea from Stralsund to the Vistula River: now chiefly in Poland, with a small area in NE Germany German name: Pommern Polish name: Pomorze

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