Definitions for Appalachians

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Appalachians Ap·pa·la·chi·an

Spelling: [ap-uh-ley-chee-uh n, -chuh n, - Appalachians is a 12 letter English word.

You can make 517 anagrams from letters in Appalachians (aaaachilnpps).

Definitions for Appalachians

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Appalachia, especially one of predominantly Scotch-Irish, English, or German ancestry who exemplifies the characteristic cultural traditions of this region.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Appalachian Mountains.
2. of or relating to the region of Appalachia, its inhabitants, or their culture.
3. Geology. of or relating to the orogeny and accompanying intrusion that occurred in eastern North America during the Pennsylvanian and Permian periods.

plural noun

1. a mountain range in E North America, extending from S Quebec province to N Alabama. Highest peak, Mt. Mitchell, 6684 feet (2037 meters).

Examples for Appalachians

At 19, she hiked the Appalachian Trail with friends and went to work on a cattle ranch in Texas.

The largest and best is the Appalachian, of which the best known is the Pennsylvania field.

In the United States the largest horizon is that of the Appalachian region.

Rep. Mark Sanford, the Appalachian trail-hopping ex-governor who now represents the city in Congress, spent the day in Washington.

Reading the Encyclopedia Brittanica while walking the Appalachian Trail!

The range follows the Appalachian mountains from West Virginia southward.

With his campaign in turmoil, the former governor might be itching to hit the Appalachian Trail again.

To have something like that come out of a small Appalachian town and go somewhere so different is just fantastic.

It is not abundant, if found at all, east of the Appalachian mountains.

The Appalachian ranges have been affected most by the reckless cutting of forests.