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Noun: Appalachians
  1. A mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Québec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States
    - Appalachian Mountains
Noun: Appalachian  ,a-pu'ley-ch(ee-)un or a-pu'ley-sh(ee-)un
  1. A native or inhabitant of Appalachia

Type of: American, chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains

Part of: East, eastern United States

Encyclopedia: Appalachians

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