# Poonah

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. Archaic form of Pune.
2. A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque colour is applied, with no background and minimal shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work.

## Source
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