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Appalachia
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Ap·pa·la·chi·a  (p-lch-, -ch, -lch-, -lch)
A region of the eastern United States including the Appalachian Mountains.

Appalachia [ˌæpəˈleɪtʃɪə]
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(Placename) a highland region of the eastern US, containing the Appalachian Mountains, extending from Pennsylvania to Alabama
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Noun1.Appalachia - an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)Appalachia - an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)
Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians - a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States


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Since its founding in 1988, it has grown substantially and is the largest processor of natural gas in Apalachia and has a new core area in Michigan.
 
 
 
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