Appalachian
adjective
of or relating to the Appalachian Mountains.
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appalachianadjectiveof, from, or relating to the Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian
American
[ap-uh-ley-chuhn, -ley-chee-uhn, -lach-ee-uhn, lach-uhn]
/ ˌæp əˈleɪ tʃən, -ˈleɪ tʃi ən, -ˈlætʃ i ən, ˈlætʃ ən /
adjective
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of or relating to the Appalachian Mountains.
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of or relating to the region of Appalachia, its inhabitants, or their culture.
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Geology. of or relating to the orogeny and accompanying intrusion that occurred in eastern North America during the Pennsylvanian and Permian periods.
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appalachian
British
/ ˌæpəˈleɪtʃɪən /
adjective
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of, from, or relating to the Appalachian Mountains
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geology of or relating to an episode of mountain building in the late Palaeozoic era during which the Appalachian Mountains were formed
Etymology
Origin of Appalachian
First recorded in 1670–80; from Spanish Apalchen, Apalachen, perhaps from Apalachee (an extinct Muskogean language) abalahci “other side of the river” or from Hitchiti (an extinct Muskogean language) apalwahči “dwelling on one side”; the Spanish transcription of the name of a Muskogean village near Tallahassee in the Florida panhandle, recorded on the expedition led by Pánfilo de Narváez (1478?–1528), later altered by the Spanish to Apalachee and applied to the Indian tribe, the surrounding area and the hinterland north to the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains
Example Sentences
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There was also a demonstration of Appalachian clog dancing, watched keenly by the King and Queen, in a kind of impromptu royal variety show.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The following day, they return to D.C. to say goodbye to the Trumps and will visit a national park in the Appalachian mountains to meet indigenous Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
The Appalachian springsnail hasn’t been documented in Washington County since the ’90s—not that many people have been looking—and the mussels live in the Potomac River, separated from the warehouse by Semple Run and Conococheague Creek.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
But his path from quarterback at Northeastern Louisiana and Appalachian State to where he is now was anything but a straight line.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Her Appalachian childhood had acquainted her with government assistance, and she was a whiz with the Medicaid forms.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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