Found 2 items, similar to Appalachians.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Appalachians Appalachians n : a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States [syn: Appalachian Mountains ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Appalachian Appalachian \Ap`pa*la"chi*an\, a. Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains. [1913 Webster] Note: The name Appalachian was given to the mountains by the Spaniards under De Soto, who derived it from the neighboring Indians. --Am. Cyc. [1913 Webster]