Appalachia

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

noun

1. 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.
2. Geology. a Paleozoic landmass, the erosion of which provided the sediments to form the rocks of the Appalachian Mountains.

Appalachia

/ ˌæpəˈleɪtʃɪə /

noun

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

Appalachia

1. 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 .

Notes

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Appalachia¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Salon

Voters from all over this disaster-ravaged corner of Appalachia had the same question: How, after the storm, could they vote?

From Los Angeles Times

The archetypal American miner nowadays is from Appalachia — Trump rallied with them in West Virginia.

From Los Angeles Times

“He blames poor people in Appalachia, where he has no lived experience, for their own decline,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon