What does "appalachian" mean?
A person from Appalachia.
Appalachian
/ˌæ.pəˈlæ.t͡ʃən/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A person from Appalachia.
- Grammar: appalachian is listed as adj, name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: allegheny, appalachian native, appalachian range, appalachian resident.
- Useful contrasts: nonappalachian, noncultural, nonregional.
- Usage evidence: You get a feeling of euphoria upon completing a hike of the Appalachian Trail.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person from Appalachia.
- 2 a native or inhabitant of Appalachia wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics.
- 2 Referring to the people and culture of Appalachia.
Adjective
- 1 in or relating to Appalachia wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The dialect of people from Appalachia.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"You get a feeling of euphoria upon completing a hike of the Appalachian Trail."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "appalachian"?
Common synonyms include: allegheny, appalachian native, appalachian range, appalachian resident, appalachians, bluegrass.
How do you use "appalachian" in a sentence?
You get a feeling of euphoria upon completing a hike of the Appalachian Trail.
How do you pronounce "appalachian"?
Pronounced /ˌæ.pəˈlæ.t͡ʃən/.
Etymology
From the name of a Native American village near present-day Tallahassee, Florida, transcribed in Spanish as Apalchen or Apalachen [a.paˈla.tʃɛn]. Originally the name of the Apalachee, a Muskogean people of northwestern Florida, perhaps from Apalachee abalahci "other side of the river" or Hitchiti (Muskogean) apalwahči "dwelling on one side"; compare Proto-Muskogean *apiCi (“stem, stalk”). The name was eventually used also for the tribe and for a region spreading well inland to the north. After the de Soto expedition in 1540, Spanish cartographers began to apply the name of the tribe to the mountains themselves.