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# appalachian

adjective (Appalachian); noun (an Appalachian — a person from Appalachia)

«appalachian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Appalachian means to do with the Appalachian Mountains, a long, old mountain range in eastern North America, from Canada down to Alabama in the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalachian/#m1)
2. Appalachian also describes the region of Appalachia and its people, music and way of life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalachian/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons the Appalachian Mountains are one of the oldest mountain ranges, worn low by millions of years of erosion. The Appalachian Trail is a famous long hiking path. In music, Appalachian folk and bluegrass use fiddles and banjos. Phrases: «the Appalachian Mountains», «the Appalachian Trail», «Appalachian music».

### Examples

- The Appalachian Mountains run through the eastern United States. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalachian/#x1)
- Hikers walk the whole Appalachian Trail in about six months. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalachian/#x2)
- The Appalachian Mountains are very old and rounded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalachian/#x3)
- Coal was mined in many Appalachian towns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalachian/#x4)
- We listened to Appalachian folk music with a banjo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalachian/#x5)
- Black bears live in the Appalachian forests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalachian/#x6)
- The Appalachians stretch into Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalachian/#x7)
- Our class drew the Appalachian range on a map of the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalachian/#x8)

### Note

A proper adjective: written with a capital A. The mountains are also called «the Appalachians». Pronunciation varies: «ap-uh-LAY-chun» or «ap-uh-LATCH-un». Not to be confused with the Rocky Mountains in the west, which are higher and younger.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «appalachian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalachian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«appalachian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/appalachian.html) on Mova free.