Appalachia

Appalachia
geographical name region E United States comprising Appalachian Mountains from S central New York to central Alabama

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  • Appalachia — steht für: Appalachia (New Hampshire) Appalachia (Virginia) Appalachia (Gattung), eine Heuschreckengattung Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Appalachia — Appalachia, VA U.S. town in Virginia Population (2000): 1839 Housing Units (2000): 891 Land area (2000): 2.306678 sq. miles (5.974268 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.306678 sq. miles (5.974268… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Appalachia, VA — U.S. town in Virginia Population (2000): 1839 Housing Units (2000): 891 Land area (2000): 2.306678 sq. miles (5.974268 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.306678 sq. miles (5.974268 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Appalachia — cultural and geographical region of inland Eastern U.S., 1880s, from the APPALACHIAN (Cf. Appalachian) Mountains, which are its core. Earlier Appalachia was proposed as a better name for United States of America by Washington Irving in 1839… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Appalachia — [ap΄ə lā′chə, ap΄ə lāchē ə; ap΄əlach′ə] the highland region of the E U.S. including the central and S Appalachian Mountains and the Piedmont plateau Appalachian adj …   English World dictionary

  • Appalachia — Appalachian Regional Commission s charter.Appalachia is a term used to describe a region in the eastern United States that stretches from southern New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Although part of the Appalachian… …   Wikipedia

  • Appalachia — Laramidia, le Voie maritime intérieure de l Ouest, et Appalachia, au cours de la fin du stade Campanien. Durant le mésozoïque, Appalachia est une île continent qui correspond à l actuelle partie orientale des Etats Un …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Appalachia — noun an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina) • Derivationally related forms: ↑Appalachian • Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Appalachia — Original name in latin Appalachia Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 36.90676 latitude 82.78183 altitude 502 Population 1754 Date 2011 05 14 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Appalachia Service Project — Appalachia Service Project, Inc. or ASP is a Christian volunteer organization operating in Central Appalachia, specifically in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The organization is concerned with home repair for low… …   Wikipedia

  • Appalachia Waltz (ballet) — Appalachia Waltz is a ballet made by Miriam Mahdaviani to excerpts from Edgar Meyer and Mark O Connor s Appalachia Waltz and was part of New York City Ballet s Diamond Project. The premiere took place June 20, 2000, at the New York State Theater …   Wikipedia

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