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Poona (iou)



Poona noun & adjective. Also Poonah. E19.
[A city in Maharashatra State in western India.]
A. noun. = Poona painting below. E19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to Poona; (of an attitude, way of life, etc.) held to be characteristic of the Army officers stationed at Poona during British rule. E19.
Poona painting an artistic process in imitation of oriental work, in which pictures of thick colouring and no background were produced on thin esp. rice paper; a painting of this nature.
N. Shute They're county people, all frightfully toffee-nosed and Poona.