Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern California east of Los Angeles. Founded in 1875, it grew as an agricultural center.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Roman mythology, the goddess who fostered fruit-trees and promoted their culture.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Class. Myth.) The goddess of fruits and fruit trees.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
goddess offruitful abundance inAncient Roman religion andmyth .
Etymologies
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Examples
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POMONA - A 14-year-old boy was accidently shot in the head by his father Monday night and remained in critical condition Tuesday afternoon, Pomona police Sgt. Rick Baker said.
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POMONA - The moment the long-awaited guest walked into the gym at Pomona High Thursday morning the waiting students jumped to their feet cheering and clapping.
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TASCA AND MOTORCRAFT/QUICK LANE CARRY POMONA MOMENTUM INTO PHOENIX DEARBORN, MI - February 17, 2010 - Following their semi-final appearance at last weekend's race in Pomona, Bob Tasca III and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team look forward to the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series 'first back-to-back racing weekend.
Automotive Headlines dse@theautochannel.com 2010
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Rockland County's Department of Mental Health will run a new 26-bed psychiatric unit at Nyack Hospital and discontinue use of the current county facility in Pomona, which is licensed for 43 beds.
Corrections 2010
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“But Claremont Colleges, of which Pomona is one, is hotbed of conservatism.”
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But Claremont Colleges, of which Pomona is one, is hotbed of conservatism.
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Alvarez made the newly discovered medal claim while he was a candidate for mayor in Pomona's January 2006 special election, said Craig H. Missakian, assistant U.S. attorney.
Xavier Alvarez 2010
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Pomona is more liberal than the other two top West Coast privates (Stanford & USC).
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Juan Rodriguez, 77, of Pomona is a Korean War veteran who was at the arraignment as a spectator.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Pomona is sort of centre-left-ish compared to other Claremonts, I think.
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