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appalachian

/ˌæ.pəˈlæ.t͡ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
Ap-pa-lach-ian
IPA
/ˌæ.pəˈlæ.t͡ʃən/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics.

adj

Referring to the people and culture of Appalachia.

noun

A person from Appalachia.

name

The dialect of people from Appalachia.

Etymology

From the name of a Native American village near present-day Tallahassee, Florida, transcribed in Spanish as Apalchen or Apalachen [a.paˈla.tʃɛn]. Originally the name of the Apalachee, a Muskogean people of northwestern Florida, perhaps from Apalachee abalahci "other side of the river" or Hitchiti (Muskogean) apalwahči "dwelling on one side"; compare Proto-Muskogean *apiCi (“stem, stalk”). The name was eventually used also for the tribe and for a region spreading well inland to the north. After the de Soto expedition in 1540, Spanish cartographers began to apply the name of the tribe to the mountains themselves.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌæ.pəˈlæ.t͡ʃən/

Inflected Forms

more Appalachian (comparative) most Appalachian (superlative) Appalachians (plural)

Derived Forms

Appalachianness

Phrases

Appalachian Barbara's buttons Appalachian tea hike the Appalachian Trail

Frequently Paired Words

Appalachians

Synonyms

Appalachian English

Homonyms

appellation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

How do you pronounce appalachian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæ.pəˈlæ.t͡ʃən/.
What does appalachian mean?
Referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics.
Where does appalachian come from?
From the name of a Native American village near present-day Tallahassee, Florida, transcribed in Spanish as Apalchen or Apalachen [a.paˈla.tʃɛn]. Originally the name of the Apalachee, a Muskogean people of northwestern Florida, perhaps from Apalachee abalahci "other side of the river" or Hitchiti (Muskogean) apalwahči "dwelling on one side"; compare Proto-Muskogean *apiCi (“stem, stalk”). The name was eventually used also for the tribe and for a region spreading well inland to the north. After the de Soto expedition in 1540, Spanish cartographers began to apply the name of the tribe to the mountains themselves.

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