Pomeranian
This article is about the dog breed. For the Slavic tribe, see Pomeranians.
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The Pomeranian is a dog breed in the spitz family, named for Pomerania and classed as a "toy" breed because of their small size.
An orange-sable Pomeranian
A Pomeranian is also a resident of Pomerania (a region in Germany and Poland).
Pomeranian is also any of several Pomeranian languages spoken in Pomerania.