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Appalachian

Syllables: Ap·pa·lach·ian

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Southern US/ˌæ.pəˈlæ.t͡ʃən/Canada/ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.(t)ʃən/

Appalachian adjective: referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics.

appalachian: referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics
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Adjective

Appalachian (comparative more Appalachian, superlative most Appalachian)

  1. Referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics.
  2. Referring to the people and culture of Appalachia.

Noun

Appalachian (plural Appalachians)

  1. A person from Appalachia.

Proper noun

Appalachian

  1. The dialect of people from Appalachia.

Synonyms of Appalachian

Forms of Appalachian

Adjective
comparativemore Appalachian
superlativemost Appalachian
Noun
pluralAppalachians

Origin of Appalachian

From the name of a Native American village near present-day Tallahassee, Florida, transcribed in Spanish as Apalchen or Apalachen [a.paˈla.tʃɛn]. Originally the name of the Apalachee, a Muskogean people of northwestern Florida, perhaps from Apalachee abalahci "other side of the river" or Hitchiti (Muskogean) apalwahči "dwelling on one side"; compare Proto-Muskogean *apiCi (“stem, stalk”). The name was eventually used also for the tribe and for a region spreading well inland to the north. After the de Soto expedition in 1540, Spanish cartographers began to apply the name of the tribe to the mountains themselves.

Words formed from Appalachian

Phrases with Appalachian

Questions about Appalachian

What does Appalachian mean?
Appalachian means referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics.
What part of speech is Appalachian?
Appalachian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Appalachian?
Appalachian is pronounced /ˌæ.pəˈlæ.t͡ʃən/ (Southern US).

Words near Appalachian in the dictionary

  1. appaired
  2. appairing
  3. appairs
  4. appal
  5. Appalachia
  6. Appalachian
  7. Appalachian Barbara's buttons
  8. Appalachian dulcimer
  9. Appalachian dulcimers
  10. Appalachian English
  11. Appalachian Jacob's ladder

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