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coal country

coal country noun: a region historically dependent on the coal mining industry.

Noun (1)

coal country

  1. A region historically dependent on the coal mining industry.
    • Once known as coal country, this impoverished region of the US is trying to build a future without the coal industry. ... The area, once given the epithet of "coal country", has seen an increasing decline in economic activities over the past several decades.2017 March 1, Sana Saeed, “In Appalachia, some hope for a future without coal”, in Al Jazeera, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2025
    • Coal country in America is in the midst of a historic transition. Whether it’s Welch, West Virginia or Cumberland, Kentucky or Gillette, communities that have built their cultures and economies around coal face a future without it.2020 June 23, Dustin Bleizeffer and Mason Adams, “Transition in Coal Country: Rural communities on the brink”, in WyoFile, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2023

Noun (2) capitalized: Coal Country

Coal Country

  1. Alternative letter-case form of coal country.

Origin of coal country

From coal + country.

Questions about coal country

What does coal country mean?
Coal country means a region historically dependent on the coal mining industry.
What part of speech is coal country?
Coal country is a noun.

Words near coal country in the dictionary

  1. coal burning
  2. coal car
  3. coal cars
  4. coal cart
  5. Coal City
  6. coal country
  7. Coal County
  8. coal cracker
  9. coal crackers
  10. Coal Creek
  11. coal drop

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