Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appalachia

/ˌæ.pəˈlæ.tʃə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: Ap-pa-la-chia
IPA: /ˌæ.pəˈlæ.tʃə/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains, that stretches from southwestern Pennsylvania to northern Alabama, usually excluding New York State and New England.

name

A town in Wise County, Virginia.

name

An island landmass occurring during most of the Late Cretaceous (100.5 to 66 million years ago) that now makes up the eastern half of North America.

Example Sentences

"A thick forest of pine trees encircles their subdivision, and beyond that, in the distance, is the shadow of the mountain, one of those low hills at the cusp of Appalachia in northern Alabama."

Etymology

Back-formation from Appalachian.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæ.pəˈlæ.tʃə/

Derived Forms

Affrilachia

Rhymes With

sriracha gacha dacha viscacha asia upper asia acacia geisha rosacea echinacea hypatia

Questions

How do you pronounce appalachia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæ.pəˈlæ.tʃə/.
What does appalachia mean?: A region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains, that stretches from southwestern Pennsylvania to northern Alabama, usually excluding New York State and New England.
Where does appalachia come from?: Back-formation from Appalachian.

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