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adjective pied·mont \ˈpēd-ˌmänt\

Definition of piedmont

  1. :  lying or formed at the base of mountains

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Origin and Etymology of piedmont

Piedmont, region of Italy


First Known Use: 1890

Piedmont

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geographical name Pied·mont \ˈpēd-ˌmänt\

Definition of Piedmont

  1. 1 upland region of the eastern U.S. lying east of the Appalachian Mountains between southeastern New York and central Alabama

  2. 2 or Italian Piemonteplay \pyā-ˈmōn-(ˌ)tā\ region of northwestern Italy west of Lombardy that is almost entirely surrounded by mountains and borders on France and Switzerland; capital Turin population 4,363,916

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play \ˌpēd-mən-ˈtēz, -(ˌ)män-, -ˈtēs\ adjective or noun

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