Appalachia
Syllables: Ap·pa·la·chia
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Southern US/ˌæ.pəˈlæ.tʃə/Canada/ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.(t)ʃə/
Appalachia proper noun: a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains, that stretches from southwestern Pennsylvania to northern Alabama, usually excluding New York State and New England.
Proper noun
Appalachia
- A region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains, that stretches from southwestern Pennsylvania to northern Alabama, usually excluding New York State and New England.
- A thick forest of pine trees encircles their subdivision, and beyond that, in the distance, is the shadow of the mountain, one of those low hills at the cusp of Appalachia in northern Alabama.2021, Brandon Taylor, “Filthy Animals”, in Filthy Animals, Daunt Books Originals, page 130
- A town in Wise County, Virginia.
- An island landmass occurring during most of the Late Cretaceous (100.5 to 66 million years ago) that now makes up the eastern half of North America.
Appalachia meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Arabic and Indonesian
Appalachia in Urdu
- a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
- ایپلاچا āypalācā
Appalachia in Bengali
- a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
- অ্যাপালেশিয়া êpaleśiẏa, অ্যাপালেচিয়া êpaleciẏa, অ্যাপাল্যাচা êpallaca
Appalachia in Arabic
- a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
- أَبَالَاش ʔabālāš
Appalachia in Indonesian
- a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
- Appalachia
More languagesFewer languages
- Appalachia in Persian
- آپالاش âpâlâš, آپالاشیا âpâlâšyâ, آپالاچیا âpâlâčyâ
- Appalachia in Thai
- แอปพาเลเชีย aepphalechia
- Appalachia in Vietnamese
- Appalachia
Origin of Appalachia
Back-formation from Appalachian.
Words formed from Appalachia
Words that rhyme with Appalachia
Questions about Appalachia
- What does Appalachia mean?
- Appalachia means a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains, that stretches from southwestern Pennsylvania to northern Alabama, usually excluding New York State and New England.
- What is Appalachia in Urdu?
- Appalachia in Urdu is ایپلاچا (āypalācā). See Appalachia meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is Appalachia?
- Appalachia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Appalachia?
- Appalachia is pronounced /ˌæ.pəˈlæ.tʃə/ (Southern US).
Words near Appalachia in the dictionary
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