Appalachians
English
Etymology
See Appalachian.
Pronunciation
- (northern US) IPA(key): /ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.ʃənz/, /ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.tʃənz/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃənz
- Homophone: appellations
- (southern US) IPA(key): /ˌæ.pəˈlæ.tʃənz/
- Rhymes: -ætʃənz
Proper noun
Appalachians pl (plural only)
- A range of mountains in eastern North America, running northeast from Alabama in the United States to Newfoundland in Canada, variously including or excluding the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York.
- The portion of this area which lies in the southern United States, as a socioeconomic region.
Translations
a mountain range in eastern North America
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