Appalachian

English Etymology From the name of a Native American village near present-day Tallahassee, Florida, transcribed in Spanish as Apalchen or Apalachen [a.paˈla.tʃɛn]. Originally the name of the Apalachee, a Muskogean people of northwestern Florida, perhaps from Apalachee abalahci "other side of the river" or Hitchiti (Muskogean) apalwahči "dwelling on one side"; compare Proto-Muskogean nai-mus-pro *apiCi stem, stalk. The name was eventually used also for the tribe and for a region spreading well inland to the north. After the de Soto expedition in 1540, Spanish cartographers began to apply the name of the tribe to the mountains themselves. thumb|250px|right|Detail of Gutierrez' 1562 map showing the first known cartographic appearance of a variant of Appalachia(n). Pronunciation en /ˌæ.pəˈlæ.t͡ʃən/ southern US en LL-Q1860_(eng)-Knabrupt-Appalachian.wav GA,southern US en ætʃən en /ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.(t)ʃən/ /ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.kən/ northern US,Canada en en-us-Appalachian.ogg US en eɪʃən 4 en appellation en Ap pa lach ian Adjective Referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics. Referring to the people and culture of Appalachia. Derived terms en Appalachian tea Appalachianness hike the Appalachian Trail Appalachian Barbara's buttons Affrilachian Translations referring to Appalachia Catalan: ca apalatxià Esperanto: eo Apalaĉa Ido: io Apalacha (#1), Apalachana (#2) Latin: la appalachianus Portuguese: pt apalachiano Spanish: es apalache, es apalachiense, es apalachano, es apalachiano, es apalachense Noun A person from Appalachia. Related terms en Appalachians Translations person from Appalachia Ido: io Apalachano Proper noun The dialect of people from Appalachia. Synonyms en Appalachian English en Demonyms American demonyms