Pomeranian is an adjective referring to the historical region of

Pomerania Pomerania ( ; ; ; ) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The central and eastern part belongs to the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, West Pomeranian, Pomeranian Voivod ...

, which is divided between Poland and Germany.

Peoples and cultures

* Pomeranian Balts, ancient western Baltic people *

Pomeranian culture The Pomeranian culture, also Pomeranian or Pomerelian Face Urn culture was an Iron Age culture with origins in parts of the area south of the Baltic Sea (which later became Pomerania, part of northern Germany/Poland), from the 7th century BC ...

, an Iron Age culture of earlier people in land later called Pomerania *

Pomeranians (Slavic tribe) The Pomeranians (; ; ), first mentioned as such in the 10th century, were a West Slavic tribe, which from the 5th to the 6th centuries had settled at the shore of the Baltic Sea between the mouths of the Oder and Vistula Rivers (the latter Far ...

, a medieval West Slavic tribe *

Pomeranians (German people) Pomeranian is an adjective referring to the historical region of Pomerania, which is divided between Poland and Germany. Peoples and cultures * Pomeranian Balts, ancient western Baltic people * Pomeranian culture, an Iron Age culture of earl ...

(Pommern), since the High Middle Ages

Languages

Pomeranian language The Pomeranian language ( or ; or ) is in the Lechitic languages#Languages, Pomeranian group of Lechitic languages (; ) within the West Slavic languages. In medieval contexts, it refers to the dialects spoken by the Pomeranians (Slavic tribe) ...

, a group of Lechitic dialects spoken by the Slavic Pomeranians of the Middle Ages *

East Pomeranian dialect East Pomeranian (') or Farther Pomeranian (') is an East Low German dialect moribund in Europe, which used to be spoken in the region of Farther Pomerania when it was part of the German Province of Pomerania, until World War II, and today is ...

classified within Low German, spoken by the Pomeranians since the High Middle Ages *

Central Pomeranian dialect East Low German () is a group of Low German dialects spoken in north-eastern Germany as well as by minorities in northern Poland. Together with West Low German dialects, it forms a dialect continuum of the Low German language. Before 1945, the ...

classified within Low German, spoken by the Pomeranians since the High Middle Ages

Animal breeds

Pomeranian dog The Pomeranian (also known as a Pom, Pommy or Pome) is a dog breed, breed of dog of the Spitz type that is named for the Pomerania region in north-west Poland and north-east Germany in Central Europe. Classed as a toy dog breed because of its s ...

, ''Spitz'' toy dog breed * Pomeranian Coarsewool sheep (also Pomeranian sheep, Pommernschaf) * Pomeranian duck (also Pommern duck, Pommernente) * Pomeranian goose (also Rügener goose, Pommerngans) *

Pomarine skua The pomarine jaeger (''Stercorarius pomarinus''), pomarine skua, or pomatorhine skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migrant, wintering at sea in the tropical oceans. Taxonomy The Pomarine Jaeger is most closely related ...

, carnivorous seabird sometimes erroneously called "Pomeranian skua"

Places

Western Pomerania Historical Western Pomerania, also called Cispomerania, Fore Pomerania, Front Pomerania or Hither Pomerania (; ), is the western extremity of the historic region of Pomerania, located mostly in north-eastern Germany, with a small portion in no ...

and

Farther Pomerania Farther Pomerania, Hinder Pomerania, Rear Pomerania or Eastern Pomerania (; ), is a subregion of the historic region of Pomerania in north-western Poland, mostly within the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, while its easternmost parts are within the Po ...

Swedish Pomerania Swedish Pomerania (; ) was a dominions of Sweden, dominion under the Sweden, Swedish Crown from 1630 to 1815 on what is now the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of Germany and Poland. Following the Polish-Swedish War, Polish War and the Thirty Years' War ...

** Province of Pomerania *

West Pomeranian Voivodeship West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals , and in 2021, it was inhabited by 1,682,003 people. It was established on 1 Janua ...

, an administrative region in Poland *

Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship ( ; ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The voivodeship was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk Voivo ...

, an administrative region in Poland **

Pomeranian (European Parliament constituency) Pomeranian () is a constituency represented in the European Parliament. It covers the area of the Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship ( ; ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provinc ...

, the corresponding constituency *

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship * Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) in Poland. * Kuyavian-Pomeranian is one of 13 Polish constituency of the European Parliament. * Kuyavian-Pomeranian Regional Assembly is the regional legislature of t ...

, an administrative region in Poland

History

Duchy of Pomerania The Duchy of Pomerania (; ; Latin: ''Ducatus Pomeraniae'') was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania (''Griffins''). The country existed in the Middle Ages between years 1121–11 ...

House of Pomerania The House of Griffin or Griffin dynasty, (; , ; Latin: ''Gryphes''), or House of Pomerania (see ), was a dynasty ruling the Duchy of Pomerania from the 12th century until 1637. The name "Griffins" was used by the dynasty after the 15th century ...

Military campaigns

* East Pomeranian Offensive, a Soviet advance in late World War II {{disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages