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APPALACHIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Appalachia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Appalachian" is a kind of...):

American (a native or inhabitant of the United States)

Derivation:

Appalachia (an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina))

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In or relating to Appalachia

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Appalachia (an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina))

Derivation:

Appalachia (an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina))

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