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Definition: Pomerania from Collins English Dictionary

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1 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 German name: Pommern Polish name: Pomorze

Pomerania

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(pŏm´´Әrā'nēӘ), region of N central Europe, extending along the Baltic Sea from a line W of Stralsund, Germany, to the Vistula River in Poland. From 1919 to 1939, Pomerania was divided among Germany, Poland, and the Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk). The German part constituted the Prussian province of Pomerania (Ger. Pommern; 14,830 sq mi/38,410 sq km), with Stettin ( Szczecin ) as its capital. The Polish part formed the province of Pomerelia (Ger. Pommerellen , Pol. Pomorze ; 6,335 sq mi/16,408 sq km), with Bydgoszcz as its capital. After the Potsdam Conference in 1945, all (c.2,800 sq mi/7,250 sq km) of former Prussian Pomerania W of the Oder (but excluding Stettin) was incorporated into the Soviet-occupied German state of Mecklenburg (see Mecklenburg–West Pomerania ); the remaining and much larger part was transferred to Polish administration. A part of the North European plain, Pomerania is a primarily agricultural lowland, with generally poor, often sandy or marshy soil. It is dotted…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Historical region, northeastern Europe, on the Baltic Sea between the Oder and Vistula rivers. Occupied by Slavs and other peoples, it was ruled by Polish princes in the 10th century. German immigration into western and central Pomerania began in the late 12th century, and Polish dukes ruled this…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(pŏm´´Әrā'nēӘ), region of N central Europe, extending along the Baltic Sea from a line W of Stralsund, Germany, to the Vistula River in Poland. From 1919 to 1939, Pomerania was divided among Germany, Poland, and the Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk). The German part constituted the Prussian province of…
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From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
A historical region of north-central Europe bordering on the Baltic Sea in present-day northwest Poland and northeast Germany. It was inhabited by Slavic tribes in the 10th century and conquered by Poland in the 12th century. The territory was later split up and controlled by various powers, …
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Historical region NW cen. Europe, on Baltic Sea; at its greatest extent comprising the territory bet. Stralsund and the Vistula and incl. Rügen I. Occupied by Slavic and other peoples, entire area bet. Oder and Vistula rivers conquered by Bolesław III of Poland 1113–35; in 12th cent. W part…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Region along the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, including the island of Rügen, divided between Poland and (west of the Oder–Neisse line) East Germany 1945–90, and the Federal Republic of Germany after reunification in 1990. The chief port is Gdańsk. It was formerly a province of Germany. An…
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(mĕk'lӘnbʊrkh pämӘrā'nēӘ), state (1994 pop. 1,890,000), 9,201 sq mi (23,838 sq km), NE Germany, bordering on the Baltic Sea. Schwerin is the capital. The region embraced by the state of Mecklenburg–West Pomerania is a low-lying, fertile agricultural area, with many lakes and forests. Until the end…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Administrative region (German Land ) in northern Germany; area 23,170 sq km/8,946 sq mi; population (2007 est) 1,693,800; the capital is Schwerin , and other major towns include Rostock, Wismar, Stralsund, and Neubrandenburg. Products of the region include fish, ships, diesel engines, electronics, …
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