Appalachians
Pronunciation
- northern US IPA: /ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.ʃənz/, /ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.tʃənz/Rhymes: -eɪʃənzHomophones: appellations
- southern US IPA: /ˌæ.pəˈlæ.tʃənz/Rhymes: -ætʃənz
Origin
See Appalachian.
Full definition of Appalachians
Proper noun
Appalachians
(plural Appalachianss)- 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.