Piedmont Definition
pēdmŏnt
noun
A piedmont area, plain, etc.
Webster's New World
An area of land formed or lying at the foot of a mountain or mountain range.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- piemonte
adjective
Of, relating to, or constituting such an area of land.
American Heritage
At the base of a mountain or mountains.
A piedmont stream.
Webster's New World
pronoun
The region of the eastern US between the Appalachian mountains and the coastal plain, extending from eastern Alabama to northern New Jersey.
Wiktionary
Origin of Piedmont
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From Piedmont, ultimately from Italian piémonte (“foot of a mountain"); cognate with French piémont.
From Wiktionary
After Piedmont
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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