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

Rhymes for piedmont

• avant
• croissant
• detente
• entente
• savant
• storefront
• commandant
• confidant
• conodont
• debutante
• nonchalant
• restaurant

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