Appalachia

[ ap-uh-ley-chee-uh, -chuh, -lach-ee-uh, -lach-uh ]

/ ˌæp əˈleɪ tʃi ə, -tʃə, -ˈlætʃ i ə, -ˈlætʃ ə /

noun

Geology. a Paleozoic landmass, the erosion of which provided the sediments to form the rocks of the Appalachian Mountains.

a region in the eastern United States, in the area of the southern Appalachian Mountains, usually including northeastern Alabama, northwestern Georgia, northwestern South Carolina, eastern Tennessee, western Virginia, eastern Kentucky, West Virginia, and southwestern Pennsylvania.

Origin of Appalachia

First recorded in 1920–25; back formation from Appalachian

Words nearby Appalachia

apotheosize, apotropaic, apotropaism, app, appal, Appalachia, Appalachian, Appalachian dulcimer, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian Spring, Appalachian tea

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Example sentences from the Web for Appalachia

Vast pockets of both continued to exist well after that—in Appalachia and the inner cities, for example—and some exist still.
Ebola and America’s Childish Narcissism|Michael Tomasky|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
President Lyndon Johnson had just taken a tour of communities in Appalachia without electricity, running water, or sewage systems.
The U.S. Is Losing a Generation to Poverty|Monica Potts|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The coal industry is blowing the tops off mountains in Appalachia.
Mark Ruffalo on the Gulf Gas-Well Blowout and Why We Need to Kick Fossil Fuels to the Curb|Mark Ruffalo|July 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Taliban has deep roots in this south-central Pashtun province, often described as "Afghanistan's Appalachia" by the Americans.
Afghan Women's Uncertain Future|Ann Marlowe|December 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST

So repeat after me, from Orange County to Texas to Appalachia: President Obama is Christian.
They Still Think He's Muslim|John Avlon|June 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
She had gone with him on many exploratory trips into the caverns that the lower levels of Appalachia cut across.
Second Sight|Basil Eugene Wells
And then he'd show Rusche some of the high spots of the low-number levels of Appalachia.
Second Sight|Basil Eugene Wells
So in Appalachia, one steps shortly from the railway into the primitive.
Our Southern Highlanders|Horace Kephart
The feud epoch has ceased throughout the greater part of Appalachia.
Our Southern Highlanders|Horace Kephart
“The motives of two centuries ago” are the motives of present-day Appalachia.
Our Southern Highlanders|Horace Kephart

British Dictionary definitions for Appalachia

Appalachia

/ (ˌæpəˈleɪtʃɪə) /

noun

a highland region of the eastern US, containing the Appalachian Mountains, extending from Pennsylvania to Alabama

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Appalachia

Appalachia

[ (ap-uh-lay-chuh, ap-uh-lach-uh) ]

A mountainous region in the eastern United States, running from northern Alabama to Pennsylvania, and including parts of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and all of West Virginia.

notes for Appalachia

A major coal-mining center and one of the most impoverished regions of the country.

单词	appalachia
释义	Appalachia [ ap-uh-ley-chee-uh, -chuh, -lach-ee-uh, -lach-uh ] / ˌæp əˈleɪ tʃi ə, -tʃə, -ˈlætʃ i ə, -ˈlætʃ ə / noun Geology. a Paleozoic landmass, the erosion of which provided the sediments to form the rocks of the Appalachian Mountains. a region in the eastern United States, in the area of the southern Appalachian Mountains, usually including northeastern Alabama, northwestern Georgia, northwestern South Carolina, eastern Tennessee, western Virginia, eastern Kentucky, West Virginia, and southwestern Pennsylvania. Origin of Appalachia First recorded in 1920–25; back formation from Appalachian Words nearby Appalachia apotheosize, apotropaic, apotropaism, app, appal, Appalachia, Appalachian, Appalachian dulcimer, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian Spring, Appalachian tea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Appalachia Vast pockets of both continued to exist well after that—in Appalachia and the inner cities, for example—and some exist still. Ebola and America’s Childish Narcissism\|Michael Tomasky\|October 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST President Lyndon Johnson had just taken a tour of communities in Appalachia without electricity, running water, or sewage systems. The U.S. Is Losing a Generation to Poverty\|Monica Potts\|September 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The coal industry is blowing the tops off mountains in Appalachia. Mark Ruffalo on the Gulf Gas-Well Blowout and Why We Need to Kick Fossil Fuels to the Curb\|Mark Ruffalo\|July 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The Taliban has deep roots in this south-central Pashtun province, often described as "Afghanistan's Appalachia" by the Americans. Afghan Women's Uncertain Future\|Ann Marlowe\|December 3, 2010\|DAILY BEAST So repeat after me, from Orange County to Texas to Appalachia: President Obama is Christian. They Still Think He's Muslim\|John Avlon\|June 12, 2009\|DAILY BEAST She had gone with him on many exploratory trips into the caverns that the lower levels of Appalachia cut across. Second Sight\|Basil Eugene Wells And then he'd show Rusche some of the high spots of the low-number levels of Appalachia. Second Sight\|Basil Eugene Wells So in Appalachia, one steps shortly from the railway into the primitive. Our Southern Highlanders\|Horace Kephart The feud epoch has ceased throughout the greater part of Appalachia. Our Southern Highlanders\|Horace Kephart “The motives of two centuries ago” are the motives of present-day Appalachia. Our Southern Highlanders\|Horace Kephart British Dictionary definitions for Appalachia Appalachia / (ˌæpəˈleɪtʃɪə) / noun a highland region of the eastern US, containing the Appalachian Mountains, extending from Pennsylvania to Alabama Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Appalachia Appalachia [ (ap-uh-lay-chuh, ap-uh-lach-uh) ] A mountainous region in the eastern United States, running from northern Alabama to Pennsylvania, and including parts of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and all of West Virginia. notes for Appalachia A major coal-mining center and one of the most impoverished regions of the country. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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