Piedmont

American  

[peed-mont] / ˈpid mɒnt /

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.

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adjective

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

piedmont ¹ British  

/ ˈpiːdmɒnt /

adjective

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

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Piedmont ² British  

/ 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

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piedmont Scientific  

/ pēd′mŏnt′ /

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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Piedmont Cultural  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of Piedmont

From the Italian word Piemonte literally, foothill

Example Sentences

As a big fan of the wines from this estate in Italy’s Piedmont, I was particularly excited to find this magnum-size offering in a New York wine store.

From The Wall Street Journal

As textile production shifted from Massachusetts’s Merrimack River to the Piedmont plateau of the Appalachian foothills.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I have to go back to the client and say ‘Guess what, I’m not eating that,’” she said, one of many business owners in the Piedmont who expects to pass cost increases onto customers.

From The Wall Street Journal

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