Pomerania

American  

[pom-uh-rey-nee-uh, -reyn-yuh] / ˌpɒm əˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn yə /

noun

1. a former province of NE Germany, now mostly in NW Poland.

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Pomerania British  

/ ˌpɒməˈreɪnɪə /

noun

1. Polish name: Pomorze.  German name: Pommern.  a region of N central Europe, extending along the S coast of the Baltic Sea from Stralsund to the Vistula River: now chiefly in Poland, with a small area in NE Germany

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Example Sentences

Till Backhaus, environment minister for the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, said some rescue workers had received death threats.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania described this as a "minimally invasive" approach - but wildlife experts said any interventions carried considerable risk after previous rescue attempts failed.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Less than two weeks later, Mr. Warnig, by now the chief executive of Nord Stream 2, pulled up outside the Mecklenburg-West Pomerania state house, carrying a bouquet.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

A motion by the states of Bremen, Berlin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Thuringia to introduce such a tax failed to get a majority at the upper house of parliament earlier in July.

From Reuters • Sep. 3, 2022

This Gentleman is descended from a very good Family in Pomerania, and served with Distinction in the Army in Flanders.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von