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Appalachia
Ap·pa·la·chi·a A0374000 (ăp′ə-lā′chə, -shə, -lăch′ə) A region of the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. It is home to many rural communities.Appalachia (ˌæpəˈleɪtʃɪə) n (Placename) a highland region of the eastern US, containing the Appalachian Mountains, extending from Pennsylvania to AlabamaAp•pa•la•chi•a (ˌæp əˈleɪ tʃi ə, -tʃə, -ˈlætʃ i ə, -ˈlætʃ ə) n. a region in the E United States, in the area of the S Appalachian Mountains, usu. including NE Alabama, NW Georgia, NW South Carolina, E Tennessee, W Virginia, E Kentucky, West Virginia, and SW Pennsylvania. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Appalachia - an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians - a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States |
Appalachia
Appalachia, region: see Appalachian MountainsAppalachian Mountains , mountain system of E North America, extending in a broad belt c.1,600 mi (2,570 km) SW from the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec prov., Canada, to the Gulf coastal plain in Alabama. Main sections in the system are the White Mts., Green Mts. ..... Click the link for more information. .Appalachia[¦ap·ə¦lā·chə] (geology) Proposed borderland along the southeastern side of North America, seaward of the Appalachian geosyncline in Paleozoic time. AppalachiaWest Virginia coal mining region known for its abysmal poverty. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 160]See: PovertyAppalachia a highland region of the eastern US, containing the Appalachian Mountains, extending from Pennsylvania to Alabama Appalachia
Words related to Appalachianoun an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)Related Words- Appalachian Mountains
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