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Meaning of PIEDMONT

Pronunciation:  'peedmânt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley
  2. [n]  the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
 
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 Synonyms: Piemonte
 
 See Also: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, Italia, Italian region, Italian Republic, Italy, South, Torino, Turin

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pied"mont\, a. [F. pied foot + mont mountain.] (Geol.)
Noting the region of foothills near the base of a mountain
chain.
 
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