Appalachian
Blue Ridge region
Appalachian refers to the Appalachian Mountains, a range running along the eastern United States from Maine to Georgia, or to the region and culture surrounding them.
The word describes the geography, people, dialect, and traditions of this area: Appalachian folk music, Appalachian coal country.
As a noun, an Appalachian is someone from this region.
The pronunciation varies—locals often say "ap-uh-LATCH-un" while outsiders tend toward "ap-uh-LAY-shun."
Narrative verse set to music
- boogersDried nasal mucus
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- dulcimerStringed percussion instrument
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
superstitions · shape-shifters · omens · remedies · clogging · signs · portents · yarns
Family farm and dwelling
- hollerLoud vocal outburst
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- gardenCultivated plant area
canning · preserving · tobacco · ginseng · company-store · church · cemetery · kinfolk
Top edge of terrain
- hollowEmpty within
- coveSheltered coastal indentation
- gapUnfilled space between
- baldWithout hair on head
knob · holler · creek · branch · watershed · gorge · cliff · escarpment
Combustible sedimentary rock
- anthraciteHighest-grade coal variety
- bituminousContaining natural tar
- shaleCompacted clay sediment
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
karst · sandstone · quartzite · orogeny · Paleozoic · strata · sedimentary · metamorphic
ballads
Narrative verse set to music
storytelling · superstitions · shape-shifters · omens · remedies · clogging · signs · portents · yarns
homestead
Family farm and dwelling
- hollerLoud vocal outburst
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
garden · canning · preserving · tobacco · ginseng · company-store · church · cemetery · kinfolk · small-town
ridgeline
Top edge of terrain
bald · knob · holler · creek · branch · watershed · gorge · cliff · escarpment · summit
coal
Combustible sedimentary rock
- anthraciteHighest-grade coal variety
- bituminousContaining natural tar
- shaleCompacted clay sediment
limestone · karst · sandstone · quartzite · orogeny · Paleozoic · strata · sedimentary · metamorphic · fossil
thru-hike
Complete a long trail continuously
hostel · lean-to · blaze · gear · backpacking · footpath · resupply · traverse · switchback · overlook
- accentsBritish accent, Australian accent, New England accent, New York accent, Boston accent
- American cuisineSouthern, Cajun, Creole, soul food, barbecue
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad
- Indigenous NamesAlabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Chicago
- American Rootsblues, bluegrass, country, folk, jazz
- dialectsregional dialect, local dialect, patois, vernaculars, vernacular
AppalachianRocky Mountain
Major western cordillera
Western · Rockies · Pacific Coast · Sierra Nevada · Cascade
AppalachianNew England
Northeast U.S. region
Californian · Western · coastal elite · Manhattan · Silicon Valley
Appalachiancosmopolitan
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
urban · metropolitan · elite · affluent · bicoastal
- Appalachian MountainsEastern North American range
- Appalachian TrailEastern US thru-hike route
- Appalachian folkloreTraditional tales from eastern highlands
- Appalachian floraVegetation of eastern mountain range
- Appalachian musicFolk sounds from eastern mountains
- Appalachian townSettlement in eastern range