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Piedmont

Pronunciation: /ˈpiːdmɒnt/

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Definition of Piedmont
  • 1a region of NW Italy, in the foothills of the Alps; capital, Turin. Dominated by Savoy from 1400, it became a part of the kingdom of Sardinia in 1720. It was the centre of the movement for a united Italy in the 19th century. Italian name Piemonte.
  • 2a hilly region of the eastern US, between the Appalachians and the coastal plain.

Derivatives

Piedmontese

noun & adjective

Origin:

from Italian piemonte 'mountain foot'

Piedmont in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Piedmont in the US English dictionary