Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region of the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. It is home to many rural communities.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A continental area of Paleozoic time which occupied in part the general position of the present Appalachian region.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A region in the eastern
United States , near part of the Appalachian Mountains, that stretches from southern New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia, usually excludingNew England .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)
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Examples
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As we have worked with our members and allies in Appalachia to tell the story nationwide about the incredible destruction associated with mountaintop removal mining, the overwhelming response we hear outside of Appalachia is "How can that be allowed to happen in the United States?"
Bruce Nilles: EPA Recommends Protecting Clean Water by Rejecting Giant WV Coal Mine Bruce Nilles 2010
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Does FOTF have a special section for inbreeding in Appalachia?
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But you can't seriously say that that justifies piracy, any more than poverty in Appalachia or Cleveland justifies armed robbery.
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Today Appalachia is rising up to demand an end to mountaintop removal coal mining.
Morgan Goodwin: Appalachia Rising up in DC Morgan Goodwin 2010
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I grew up in Appalachia and was educated at a country schoolhouse where there were 15 year old males just putting in time in the 4th grade until they could reach age 16, legally drop out and go work in coal mines.
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Central Appalachia is the number one spot in America for tooth decay to due to their poor diet, lack of access to dental care, and widespread addiction to Mountain Dew.
Mountain Dew Addiction Helps Rot Central Appalachins' Teeth - The Consumerist 2009
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LUDDEN: And Terry (ph) is in Appalachia, New York.
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North Carolina, despite going for Obama, has more people in Appalachia, the sort of people least likely to vote for Obama, and fewer Blacks or Hispanics.
Matthew Yglesias » Burr: “It Is Impossible For any Candidate To Get To The Right Of Me” 2010
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Central Appalachia is the number one spot in America for tooth decay to due to their poor diet, lack of access to dental care, and widespread addiction to Mountain Dew.
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Im sure that the miners in Appalachia hate the Cohen brothers for their ‘lies and attacks’ on their already poor areas.
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