Associations to the word «Piedmont»

Wiktionary

PIEDMONT, proper noun. Region in the north of Italy.
PIEDMONT, proper noun. The region of the eastern US between the Appalachian mountains and the coastal plain, extending from eastern Alabama to northern New Jersey.
PIEDMONT, noun. Any region of foothills of a mountain range.
PIEDMONT, adjective. Formed or lying at the foot of a mountain range.
PIEDMONT BLUES, noun. (music genre) A genre of guitar-based blues from the East Coast.

Dictionary definition

PIEDMONT, noun. The plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama.
PIEDMONT, noun. A gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land.
PIEDMONT, noun. The region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley.

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