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Pomona

name · noun · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /pəˈmoʊnə/
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  • rhymes with -əʊnə
  • CMU ARPABET: P OW0 M OW1 N AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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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

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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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noun

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.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: Pomona — Roman goddess
  • Latin: Pōmōna — Roman goddess
  • Russian: Помо́на (Pomóna) — Roman goddess
  • Spanish: Pomona — Roman goddess
  • Chinese Mandarin: 果神星 (Guǒshénxīng) — asteroid
  • Marathi: पोमोना (pomonā) — asteroid
Real reading context

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