Appalachian

== English == === Etymology === From the name of a Native American village near present-day Tallahassee, Florida, transcribed in Spanish as Apalchen or Apalachen [a.paˈla.tʃɛn]. Originally the name of the Apalachee, a Muskogean people of northwestern Florida, perhaps from Apalachee abalahci "other side of the river" or Hitchiti (Muskogean) apalwahči "dwelling on one side"; compare Proto-Muskogean *apiCi (“stem, stalk”). The name was eventually used also for the tribe and for a region spreading well inland to the north. After the de Soto expedition in 1540, Spanish cartographers began to apply the name of the tribe to the mountains themselves. === Pronunciation === (Southern US) IPA(key): /ˌæ.pəˈlæ.t͡ʃən/ Rhymes: -ætʃən (Northern US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.(t)ʃən/, /ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.kən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Homophone: appellation Hyphenation: Ap‧pa‧lach‧ian === Adjective === Appalachian (comparative more Appalachian, superlative most Appalachian) Referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics. Referring to the people and culture of Appalachia. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Appalachian (plural Appalachians) A person from Appalachia. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Appalachian The dialect of people from Appalachia. ==== Synonyms ==== Appalachian English