English Explanatory Dictionary

Appalachian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics.
  2. Referring to the people and culture of Appalachia.
noun
  1. A person from Appalachia.
name
  1. The dialect of people from Appalachia.

Pronunciation

/ˌæ.pəˈlæ.t͡ʃən/ LL-Q1860_(eng)-Knabrupt-Appalachian.wav /ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.(t)ʃən/ /ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.kən/ en-us-Appalachian.ogg

Word forms

Appalachian more Appalachian most Appalachian Appalachians

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.

Synonyms

Appalachian English

Related words

Appalachians

Derived words

Appalachianness Appalachian tea hike the Appalachian Trail

Translations

Catalan: apalatxià Esperanto: Apalaĉa Ido: Apalacha Ido: Apalachana Latin: appalachianus Portuguese: apalachiano Spanish: apalache Spanish: apalachiense Spanish: apalachano Spanish: apalachiano Spanish: apalachense
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