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Etymology
Piedmont, region of Italy
First Known Use
1890, in the meaning defined above
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“Piedmont.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piedmont. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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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
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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