loma

1 of 2

noun (1)

lo·​ma

ˈlōmə

plural -s

chiefly Southwest

: a broad-topped hill

Loma

2 of 2

noun (2)

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plural Loma or Lomas

1

a

: a people of the border regions of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Republic of Guinea

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Mande language of the Loma people

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Spanish, from lomo loin, back of an animal, from Latin lumbus loin

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