Pomerania

American

[pom-uh-ray-nee-uh, -rayn-yuh] / ˌpɒm əˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn jə /

noun

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

Pomerania British

/ ˌpɒməˈreɪnɪə /

noun

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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Pomerania

Two state-level territories went to the polls Sunday, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and the Berlin metropolitan area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The injured whale is still showing signs of life but is severely weakened, the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania said.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

Searches for the missing objects were continuing in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state in northeastern Germany, where three of the suspects were arrested, and elsewhere.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023

"Gacek is the Kim Kardashian of the cat world," Karolina Nowak, manager of the official TikTok account for the Western Pomerania region where Szczecin is located, @pomorzezachodnie, said.

From Reuters ● Mar. 10, 2023

GOLLNOW, a town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Pomerania, on the right bank of the Ihna, 14 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

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