Piedmont

[ peed-mont ]

noun
  1. a plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains, including parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.

  2. Italian Piemonte. a region in NW Italy. 4,540,822; 11,335 sq. mi. (29,360 sq. km).

  1. a city in W California, near Oakland.

  2. (lowercase) a district lying along or near the foot of a mountain range.

adjective
  1. (lowercase) lying along or near the foot of a mountain range.

Origin of Piedmont

1
From the Italian word Piemonte literally, foothill

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British Dictionary definitions for piedmont (1 of 2)

piedmont

/ (ˈpiːdmɒnt) /


adjective
  1. (prenominal) (of glaciers, plains, etc) formed or situated at the foot of a mountain or mountain range

Origin of piedmont

1
from Italian piémonte mountain foot

British Dictionary definitions for Piedmont (2 of 2)

Piedmont

/ (ˈpiːdmɒnt) /


noun
  1. a region of NW Italy: consists of the upper Po Valley; mainly agricultural. Chief town: Turin. Pop: 4 231 334 (2003 est). Area: 25 399 sq km (9807 sq miles): Italian name: Piemonte

  2. a low plateau of the eastern US, between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains

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Scientific definitions for piedmont

piedmont

[ pēdmŏnt′ ]


  1. An area of land, glacier, or other feature formed or lying at the foot of a mountain or mountain range.

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Cultural definitions for Piedmont

Piedmont

[ (peed-mont) ]


The plateau region of the eastern United States extending from New York to Alabama between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic coastal plain. Also a historical region of northwest Italy bound by the Swiss and French Alps. More broadly, any region of foothills.

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