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". 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.
Detail of Gutierrez' 1562 map showing the first known cartographic appearance of a variant of Appalachia(n).
Pronunciation
- (northern US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.(t)ʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Homophone: appellation
- (southern US) IPA(key): /ˌæ.pəˈlæ.t͡ʃən/
- Rhymes: -ætʃən
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
- Appalachianness
Translations
referring to Appalachia
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Noun
Appalachian (plural Appalachians)
- A person from Appalachia.
Related terms
- Appalachians
Translations
person from Appalachia
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Proper noun
Appalachian
- The dialect of people from Appalachia.
Synonyms
- Appalachian English