piedmont

adjective

pied·​mont ˈpēd-ˌmänt 

: lying or formed at the base of mountains

piedmont noun

Word History

Etymology

Piedmont, region of Italy

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

piedmont

adjective

pied·​mont ˈpēd-ˌmänt 

: lying or formed at the base of mountains

piedmont noun

Geographical Definition

Piedmont

geographical name

Pied·​mont ˈpēd-ˌmänt 

1

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

2

or Italian Piemonte

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

Piedmontese

ˌpēd-mən-ˈtēz 

-(ˌ)män-

-ˈtēs

adjective or noun