Pomona

[puh-moh-nuh]

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)

Pomona

¹

/ pəˈməʊnə /

noun

1. another name for Mainland

Pomona

²

/ pəˈməʊnə /

noun

1. the Roman goddess of fruit trees

Example Sentences

Through it all, Sara Sadhwani, an assistant professor of politics at Pomona College, said it seems as though “Luna is generally liked, perhaps because he has brought a steady hand to the department” after what she termed “upheaval” under Villanueva.

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He has volunteered to assist in water development projects in Nigeria and community service in Pomona.

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He was born in Pomona, California and is married with four children.

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A long-awaited Metro rail expansion from Azusa to Pomona opens Friday, offering transit riders greater access to several colleges and universities, medical centers and the Pomona Fairplex.

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The transit agency said that the expansion brings “new local rail service to the San Gabriel Valley cities of Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Pomona for the first time since 1951 when the Pacific Electric Railway ceased operations.”

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