name · noun · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/pəˈmoʊnə/
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rhymes with -əʊnə
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Meaning 1
A goddess of fruitful abundance in Ancient Roman religion and myth
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Meaning 2
Pomona College
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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Meaning 3
A number of places in various countries:
A place in the United States:
A city in Los Angeles County, California.
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Meaning 4
A number of places in various countries:
A place in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Jackson County, Illinois.
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Meaning 5
A number of places in various countries:
A place in the United States:
A minor city and township in Franklin County, Kansas.
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Meaning 6
A number of places in various countries:
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland.
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Meaning 7
A number of places in various countries:
A place in the United States:
A census-designated place in Howell County, Missouri.
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Meaning 8
A number of places in various countries:
A place in the United States:
A census-designated place in Galloway Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
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Meaning 9
A number of places in various countries:
A place in the United States:
A village in the town of Ramapo and town of Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York.
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Meaning 10
A number of places in various countries:
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington.
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Meaning 11
A number of places in various countries:
A Mayan archaeological site in the state of Tabasco, Mexico.
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Meaning 12
A number of places in various countries:
A village in Avellaneda department, Río Negro province, Argentina.
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Meaning 13
A number of places in various countries:
A ghost town in southern Namibia.
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Meaning 14
A number of places in various countries:
A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa.
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Meaning 15
A number of places in various countries:
A locality in the Wentworth council area, south western New South Wales, Australia.
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Meaning 16
A number of places in various countries:
A town in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
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Meaning 17
A number of places in various countries:
The Mainland, Orkney.
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Meaning 18
32 Pomona, a main belt asteroid
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Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Meaning 19
A treatise on fruits.
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Usage: archaic, rare
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Pōmōna.
From Pomona.
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Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.