Appalachia
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- proper noun
- /ˌæpəˈleɪtʃə/
- As a result, the coal mining counties of Appalachia are the poorest areas in the United States.
- Southern Appalachia
- Central Appalachia
- Appalachia, the South
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I, I chose Appalachia and I chose mining.
- And I, I chose Appalachia and I chose mining.
- JD Vance ain't from Kentucky, he ain't from Appalachia, and he ain't going to be your vice president.
- I've been working on some stories about climate technology in Appalachia.
- A few years ago, I met with a group of mountain women in Eastern Kentucky and I asked them what is the number one women's issue in Appalachia?
- Ithaca, NY was like Appalachia, by the way.
- If you think about it with back to, I don't know, Appalachia or Stockton on Tees or whatever.
- Yeah, I think he didn't grow up exactly in Appalachia, but but he some Appalachia adjacent territory.
Examples
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Such facts have largely been ignored, especially in Appalachia, an important American coal region.
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Early this June, many of our friends in Appalachia will embark on an amazing journey.
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Congress must come together to protect the people of Appalachia and pass this bill immediately.
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Have you ever been to Appalachia?
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Being a regional university in Central Appalachia, the sampling unit has some unique characteristics.
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I've been all over Appalachia and met lots of fine people.
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Sponsored by the university and MENC, the symposium's focus will be the music of Appalachia.
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Market forces are inexorable, as Appalachia, the South Bronx, and other chronically depressed areas of the United States illustrate.
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Many people travel to Appalachia to experience its rich cultural heritage and beautiful mountains.
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The unique culture of Appalachia is influenced by its diverse history of settlers and coal mining.
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Etymology
Appalachia comes from the name of a Native American people the Spanish called Apalachee, and early explorers used that name for the nearby mountains. So, Appalachia today means the mountain region and the communities and culture that belong to it.