Meanings
proper noun
- A region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains, that stretches from southwestern Pennsylvania to northern Alabama, usually excluding New York State and New England.
A thick forest of pine trees encircles their subdivision, and beyond that, in the distance, is the shadow of the mountain, one of those low hills at the cusp of Appalachia in northern Alabama.
2021, Brandon Taylor, “Filthy Animals”, in Filthy Animals, Daunt Books Originals, page 130 - geographyAn island landmass occurring during most of the Late Cretaceous (100.5 to 66 million years ago) that now makes up the eastern half of North America.
Origin
Back-formation from Appalachian.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Appalachia
- Appalachiaa region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Arabic أَبَالَاش
- أَبَالَاش (ʔabālāš)a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Bengali অ্যাপালেশিয়া, অ্যাপালেচিয়া
- অ্যাপালেশিয়া (êpaleśiẏa)a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
- অ্যাপালেচিয়া (êpaleciẏa)a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
- অ্যাপাল্যাচা (êpallaca)a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Chinese Cantonese 阿巴拉契亞 /阿巴拉契亚
- 阿巴拉契亞 /阿巴拉契亚 (aa³ baa¹ laai¹ kai³ aa³)a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Chinese Mandarin 阿巴拉契亞 /阿巴拉契亚
- 阿巴拉契亞 /阿巴拉契亚 (ābālāqìyà)a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Dutch Appalachia
- Appalachiaa region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Finnish Appalachia
- Appalachiaa region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
French Appalaches
- Appalachesa region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Indonesian Appalachia
- Appalachiaa region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Japanese アパラチア
- アパラチア (aparachia)a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Latin Appalachia
- Appalachiaa region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Persian آپالاش, آپالاشیا
- آپالاش (âpâlâš)a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
- آپالاشیا (âpâlâšyâ)a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
- آپالاچیا (âpâlâčyâ)a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Portuguese Appalachia, Apaláchia
- Appalachiaa region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
- Apaláchiaa region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Spanish Appalachia
- Appalachiaa region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Thai แอปพาเลเชีย
- แอปพาเลเชีย (aepphalechia)a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Turkish Apalaş
- Apalaşa region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Urdu ایپلاچا
- ایپلاچا (āypalācā)a region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Vietnamese Appalachia
- Appalachiaa region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Appalachia
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APA
Appalachia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Appalachia
MLA
“Appalachia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Appalachia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Appalachia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Appalachia.
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