Ap·pa·la·chi·a ( p  -l  ch -, -ch, -lch-, -lch) A region of the eastern United States including the Appalachian Mountains. |
Appalachia [ˌæpəˈleɪtʃɪə]
n
(Placename) a highland region of the eastern US, containing the Appalachian Mountains, extending from Pennsylvania to Alabama
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| Noun | 1. |  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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