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What does Appalachia mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Appalachia? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. A region in the eastern United States, near part of the Appalachian Mountains, that stretches from southern New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia, usually excluding New England.
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The Ordovician sea stretched from Appalachia across the Mississippi valley.
Central Appalachia is a rural region with a complex economic, social, and cultural history of over 100 years of coal mining.
The state's southeast quadrant is more ruggedly beautiful, including portions of Appalachia.
Local Kentucky natives are deeply offended, claiming his work denigrates Appalachia and the South.
Since the mountains of Appalachia were rich in anthracite, a superior grade of coal, the industry grew rapidly.
President Lyndon Johnson had just taken a tour of communities in Appalachia without electricity, running water, or sewage systems.

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