First Known Use: 1855
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piedmont
adjective pied·mont \ˈpēd-ˌmänt\
Definition of PIEDMONT
: lying or formed at the base of mountains
— piedmont noun
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Origin of PIEDMONT
Piedmont, region of Italy
Piedmont
geographical name Pied·mont \ˈpēd-ˌmänt\
Definition of PIEDMONT
1
upland region E United States lying E of the Appalachian Mountains between SE New York & cen Alabama
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or Italian Pie·mon·te \pyā-ˈmōn-(ˌ)tā\ region NW Italy bordering on France & Switzerland W of Lombardy ∗ Turin pop 4,357,559
— Pied·mon·tese \ˌpēd-mən-ˈtēz, -(ˌ)män-, -ˈtēs\ adjective or noun
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