Associations to the word «Appalachia»

Wiktionary

APPALACHIA, 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.

Dictionary definition

APPALACHIA, noun. An impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina).

Wise words

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