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  Appalachian

  adjective

  of or relating to the Appalachian Mountains.
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  appalachian

  adjective

  of, from, or relating to the Appalachian Mountains

Appalachian

American  

[ap-uh-ley-chuhn, -ley-chee-uhn, -lach-ee-uhn, lach-uhn] / ˌæp əˈleɪ tʃən, -ˈleɪ tʃi ən, -ˈlætʃ i ən, ˈlætʃ ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Appalachian Mountains.

2. of or relating to the region of Appalachia, its inhabitants, or their culture.

3. Geology. of or relating to the orogeny and accompanying intrusion that occurred in eastern North America during the Pennsylvanian and Permian periods.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Appalachia, especially one of predominantly Scotch-Irish, English, or German ancestry who exemplifies the characteristic cultural traditions of this region.

appalachian British  

/ ˌæpəˈleɪtʃɪən /

adjective

1. of, from, or relating to the Appalachian Mountains

2. geology of or relating to an episode of mountain building in the late Palaeozoic era during which the Appalachian Mountains were formed

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Etymology

Origin of Appalachian

First recorded in 1670–80; from Spanish Apalchen, Apalachen, perhaps from Apalachee (an extinct Muskogean language) abalahci “other side of the river” or from Hitchiti (an extinct Muskogean language) apalwahči “dwelling on one side”; the Spanish transcription of the name of a Muskogean village near Tallahassee in the Florida panhandle, recorded on the expedition led by Pánfilo de Narváez (1478?–1528), later altered by the Spanish to Apalachee and applied to the Indian tribe, the surrounding area and the hinterland north to the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains

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Appalachian

Kayaking and seeing the beauty of the Appalachian Mountains made them rethink their life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Director Lee’s objective is not just to bring her audience along on an investigative thrill ride but to provide a portrait of Appalachian teenagers—the jock, the goofball, the self-described “weird girl.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

That’s the Appalachian landscape that Baurichter, a writer and stay-at-home mother in Higginsport, yearned to return to after a stint in Cincinnati for college.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

As part of the programme, Paula McIntyre, who trained in the US and later returned there to present a BBC series on American cuisine, will demonstrate a range of Appalachian dishes.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Instead, I find an Appalachian apple doll, withered and spotty, with dewlaps and bags and long floppy ears.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen