adj · name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌpɒməˈɹeɪniən/
/ˌpɒməˈɹeɪnjən/
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rhymes with -eɪniən
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adj
Meaning 1
Of, from or relating to Pomerania, a historic region split between the German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg and the Pomeranian Voivodeship, West Pomeranian Voivodeship and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland.
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to Pomerania.
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name
Meaning 3
Pomeranian Low German.
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name
Meaning 4
The Kashubian language.
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noun
Meaning 5
A native or inhabitant of Pomerania.
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noun
Meaning 6
A breed of small, fluffy, energetic toy dogs in the canine family of spitzes.
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noun
Meaning 8
breed of very small compact long-haired dogs of the spitz type
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: spitz
History
Etymology
From Pomerania + -an. Through Proto-Indo-European *h2epó (“off”), distant doublet of pomegranate, whose first element is from Latin pomum, which itself is from Proto-Italic *poomos (“taken off > fruit”).
Across languages
Translations
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
померански
(pomeranski)
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Catalan:
pomerani
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Finnish:
pommerilainen
— of, or relative to Pomerania
French:
poméranien
— of, or relative to Pomerania
French:
poméranienne
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Friulian:
pomeran
— of, or relative to Pomerania
German:
pommersch
— of, or relative to Pomerania
German:
pommerisch
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Greek:
πομερανικός
(pomeranikós)
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Greek:
πομερανική
(pomeranikí)
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Greek:
πομερανικό
(pomeranikó)
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Hungarian:
pomerániai
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Irish:
Pomaerach
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Irish:
Pomaránach
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Italian:
pomerano
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Kashubian:
pòmòrsczi
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Kazakh:
поморлық
(pomorlyq)
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Ligurian:
pomeran
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Polish:
pomorski
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Portuguese:
pomerano
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Russian:
помера́нский
(pomeránskij)
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Upper Sorbian:
pomorski
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Spanish:
pomerano
— of, or relative to Pomerania
Catalan:
pomerani
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
Chinese Mandarin:
波美拉尼亞人 /波美拉尼亚人
(Bōměilāníyà rén)
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
Finnish:
pommerilainen
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
French:
Poméranien
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
French:
Poméranienne
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
German:
Pommeraner
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
German:
Pommeranerin
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
German:
Pommer
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
Italian:
pomerano
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
Italian:
pomerana
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
Polish:
Pomorzanin
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
Polish:
Pomorzanka
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
Portuguese:
pomerano
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
Russian:
поморя́нин
(pomorjánin)
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
Spanish:
pomerano
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania
Swedish:
pomrare
— native or inhabitant of Pomerania