Pomona

American  

[puh-moh-nuh] / pəˈmoʊ nə /

noun

1. the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.

2. a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.

3. Also called Mainland.  the largest of the Orkney Islands, N of Scotland. 190 sq. mi. (490 sq. km)

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Pomona ¹ British  

/ pəˈməʊnə /

noun

1. another name for Mainland

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Pomona ² British  

/ pəˈməʊnə /

noun

1. the Roman goddess of fruit trees

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Example Sentences

“My guess is he did polling and he did not see a path forward,” said Sara Sadhwani, a professor of politics at Pomona College.

From Los Angeles Times

The tsunami of support I received for that article from “recovering academics” and other disillusioned professors confirmed that the trends I noted were not unique to Pomona College.

From MarketWatch

For Yale and Princeton universities and Pomona College, the respective numbers were 33%, 55% and 49%.

From MarketWatch

Pomona College’s endowment is a mere $3 billion, but if it had invested in the S&P 500 for the past 10 years, its endowment would have been about 68% higher.

From MarketWatch

Yale’s 2009 return that year was –24.6%; Harvard’s was –27.3%; Pomona’s –23.0%.

From MarketWatch