Noun

  1. the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
    • Part of
      • South
    • Is a
      • geographical area
      • geographic area
      • geographical region
      • geographic region
  2. a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land
    • Less specific
      • slope
      • incline
      • side
  3. the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley
    • Synonyms
      • Piedmont
      • Piemonte
    • Parts
      • Turin
      • Torino
    • Part of
      • Italy
      • Italian Republic
      • Italia
    • Is a
      • Italian region

piedmont - LookUp

noun

  1. Geography a gentle slope leading from the foot of mountains to a region of flat land

  2. a region of north-western 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

  3. a hilly region of the eastern US, between the Appalachians and the coastal plain

Origin

from Italian piemonte mountain foot