APPALACHIA Definition & Meaning

Appalachia

[ ap-uh-ley-chuh, -lach-uh, -ley-chee-uh, -lach-ee-uh ]

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noun

a region in the eastern United States, in the area of the southern Appalachian Mountains, usually including northeastern Alabama, northwestern Georgia, northwestern South Carolina, western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, western Virginia, eastern Kentucky, West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, and eastern Ohio.
Geology. a Paleozoic landmass, the erosion of which provided the sediments to form the rocks of the Appalachian Mountains.

Appalachia

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noun

a highland region of the eastern US, containing the Appalachian Mountains, extending from Pennsylvania to Alabama

Appalachia

A mountainous region in the eastern United States, running from northern Alabama to Pennsylvania , and including parts of Georgia , South Carolina , North Carolina , Tennessee , Kentucky , Virginia , and all of West Virginia .

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Notes

A major coal-mining center and one of the most impoverished regions of the country.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of Appalachia¹

First recorded in 1920–25; back formation from Appalachian ( def )

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In one series, he spent four days living with a struggling family to humanize the lives of people in Appalachia.

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Post-Jim Crow era, many freed Black people found place in the mountains of Southern Appalachia which has contributed to the richness of food traditions here.

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"Clearly southern Appalachia is not the 'climate haven' that it was built up to be," Ms Lahr said.

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In red states, and Appalachia in particular, that I write about in "Stolen Pride," there is a story of struggle, loss, poverty and addiction….

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The country’s biggest increase in large burns over the past two decades occurred in the Southeast and central Appalachia, where the incidence of major fires was twice the number seen between 1984 and 1999.

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