Meanings
comparative more Appalachian · superlative most Appalachian
- Referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics.
- The dialect of people from Appalachia.
Synonyms: Appalachian English
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe dialect of people from Appalachia.
Origin
From the name of a Native American village near present-day Tallahassee, Florida, transcribed in Spanish as Apalchen or Apalachen [a.paˈla.tʃɛn]. Originally the name of the Apalachee, a Muskogean people of northwestern Florida, perhaps from Apalachee abalahci "other side of the river" or Hitchiti (Muskogean) apalwahči "dwelling on one side"; compare Proto-Muskogean *apiCi (“stem, stalk”). The name was eventually used also for the tribe and for a region spreading well inland to the north. After the de Soto expedition in 1540, Spanish cartographers began to apply the name of the tribe to the mountains themselves.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan apalatxià
- apalatxiàreferring to Appalachia
Esperanto Apalaĉa
- Apalaĉareferring to Appalachia
Latin appalachianus
- appalachianusreferring to Appalachia
Portuguese apalachiano
- apalachianoreferring to Appalachia
Spanish apalache, apalachiense
- apalachereferring to Appalachia
- apalachiensereferring to Appalachia
- apalachanoreferring to Appalachia
- apalachianoreferring to Appalachia
- apalachensereferring to Appalachia
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Cite this entry
Appalachian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Appalachian
“Appalachian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Appalachian. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Appalachian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Appalachian.
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