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).

3. a city in W California, near Oakland.

4. (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.

Piedmont

¹

/ ˈpiːdmɒnt /

noun

1. Italian name: Piemonte. 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)

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

piedmont

²

/ ˈpiːdmɒnt /

adjective

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

piedmont

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

Piedmont

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of piedmont¹

From the Italian word Piemonte literally, foothill

Word History and Origins

Origin of piedmont¹

from Italian piémonte mountain foot

Example Sentences

A preliminary estimate suggested the earthquake was centered around the corner of Dwight Way and Piedmont Avenue, just a few blocks from the UC Berkeley campus.

From Los Angeles Times

It's also well located—central and walkable to major attractions and Piedmont Park.

From Salon

The students were 2023 graduates of Piedmont High School who were home from college visiting for Thanksgiving.

From Los Angeles Times

So she drove until she came upon Atlanta’s Piedmont Hospital.

From Los Angeles Times

His sister then came over to see him and felt that he wasn't himself so she took him in her car to Piedmont Hospital.

From BBC