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1. (n.) Piedmont
a plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachians, including parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
2. Piedmont
(l.c.) a district lying along or near the foot of a mountain range.
3. (adj.) Piedmont
(l.c.) lying along or near the foot of a mountain range.
Etymology: (< It Piemonte lit., foothill)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Piedmont
the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
2. (noun) piedmont
a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land
3. (noun) Piedmont, Piemonte
the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Piedmont
noting the region of foothills near the base of a mountain chain
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Piedmont
a district of Italy, formerly a principality, ruled by the house of Savoy, surrounded by the Alps, the Apennines, and the river Ticino; occupies the W. end of the great fertile valley of the Po, a hilly region rich in vines and mulberries, and a mountainous tract with forests and grazing land intersected by lovely valleys, which send streams down into the Po; the people are industrious; textile manufactures are extensive, and agriculture is skilful; Turin, the largest town, was the capital of Italy 1859-1865; in the glens of the Cottian Alps the Vaudois or Waldenses, after much persecution, still dwell.
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