Pomerania

geographical name

Pom·​er·​a·​nia ˌpä-mə-ˈrā-nē-ə How to pronounce Pomerania (audio)
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variants or German Pommern or Polish Pomorze
1
region of northern Europe on the Baltic Sea that at its greatest extent comprised the territory between Stralsund, Germany, on the west and the Vistula River on the east and is now in northwestern Poland and northeastern Germany
2
former province of Prussia

see also pomeranian sense 2

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“Pomerania.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pomerania. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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