adj
Meaning 1
Abbreviation of postmodern.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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Standard Lemma guide
pomo
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name
Meaning 2
The family of languages of this people.
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Synonyms: Kulanapan
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noun
Meaning 3
Abbreviation of postmodernism.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
An indigenous population native to Northern California.
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Usage: plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: Cainameros
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noun
Meaning 5
the Kulanapan language spoken by the Pomo
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Kulanapan
noun
Meaning 6
a member of an Indian people of northern California living along the Russian River valley and adjacent Pacific coast
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Broader terms: Hokan, Hoka
History
Etymology
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.