Pomona

[ puh-moh-nuh ]

/ pəˈmoʊ nə /

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noun

the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.

a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.

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

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Words nearby Pomona

Pommern, pommes frites, pommy, pomo, pomology, Pomona, Pomona glass, Pomorze, pomosexual, pomp, pompadour

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How to use Pomona in a sentence

After studying at the Arkansas School for the Blind, which he said was “the only place that would have me,” he graduated from Pomona in 1956 and received a scholarship to study history at the University of Oxford.
Ved Mehta, whose monumental autobiography explored life in India, dies at 86|Harrison Smith|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
Cal Poly Pomona student Heather DeCosta described it as “kind of just boxing us in at all four sides of the street.”
Dispatch From USC Protests over Ferguson|Maya Richard Craven|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cathy Corison: I fell in love with wine when I was 19, studying biology at Pomona College, 40 years ago.
Yes, Women Can Make Great Wine|Jordan Salcito|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Blue says he grew up in Pomona, Calif., idolizing the gang life and the quick money that came along with it.
As Californians Weigh Proposition 34, a Look at Life on Death Row|Christine Pelisek|November 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Like Williams, she lived in Pomona, but her body was discovered in Riverside County.
Los Angeles Police Pin Old Murders of Three Women on Dead Serial Killer|Christine Pelisek|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"We got one DNA sample off of Fields, and one on Pomona, and a partial sample in Los Angeles," says Brown.
A Serial Killer on the Loose in Los Angeles|Christine Pelisek|November 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Over the archway are two sculptured figures in red terra-cotta, representing "Flora" and "Pomona."
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
The Nymphs are a company of neat charming virgins, living near the gardens of Pomona.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
Pomona was a Hamadryad, and was so devoted to the care of her trees that she scorned the idea of love.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
Vertumnus and Pomona were also Roman deities and presided over orchards and gardens.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
The Pomona kept upon her course, while the white sails of the attacker grew fainter and fainter upon the horizon.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea|Charles H. L. Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for Pomona (1 of 2)

Pomona¹

/ (pəˈməʊnə) /

noun

(in Orkney) another name for Mainland

British Dictionary definitions for Pomona (2 of 2)

Pomona²

/ (pəˈməʊnə) /

noun

the Roman goddess of fruit trees

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