Definition of Appalachia

1. Noun. An impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina).


Definition of Appalachia

1. Proper noun. A region in the eastern United States, near part of the Appalachian Mountains, that stretches from southern New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia, usually excluding New England. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Appalachia

Apophis
Aporocactus
Aporocactus flagelliformis
Apostle
Apostle Paul
Apostle of Germany
Apostle of the Gentiles
Apostles
Apostles' Creed
Apostolicship
Apostolicships
Apotactite
Apotactites
Apovian
Apovyan
Appalachia
Appalachian
Appalachian Mountains
Appalachians
Appaloosa
Appenzell
Appenzell Inner Rhodes
Appenzell Outer Rhodes
Appian
Appian Way
AppleScript
Apple Isle
Apple Mac
Apple Macs

Literary usage of Appalachia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Changing Structure of the U. S. Coal Industry: An Update (1993)
"appalachia Historically, appalachia has been the Nation's most important ... appalachia is the Nation's most diverse coal-producing region in terms of ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"was published in appalachia for 1910, but a more complete report will be given in a forthcoming volume of the " Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections," part ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1890)
"Tnns- appalachia is Virginia's 1000 square miles of the Great Coal ... Valley, and appalachia to the northern-pine division ; and the rest of the State to ..."

4. The Men of the Mountains: The Story of the Southern Mountaineer and His Kin by Arthur Whitefield Spalding (1915)
"appalachia is set off by its heights, its climate, its products, ... The mountains of appalachia run in two great parallel ranges, beginning in Pennsylvania ..."

5. Adventure Guide to New Hampshire by Elizabeth L. Dugger (2002)
"appalachia (Randolph) From Gorham, Route 2 takes you west along the edge of the main block of the White Mountain National Forest. Route 2 enters the town of ..."

6. Review of Historical Publications Relating to Canada by University of Toronto (1908)
"The number of appalachia for May, 1906, contained a paper by Mr. Charles E. Fay ... (appalachia, vol. xi, pp. 125-132.) t Canadian Wilds. By Martin Hunter. ..."

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