English noun: Appalachian Mountains |
1. | Appalachian Mountains (object) 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 |
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| Synonyms | Appalachians |
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| Instance hypernym | chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains |
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| Part holonym | Alleghenies, Allegheny Mountains, Appalachia, Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Catskill Mountains, Catskills, Cumberland Mountains, Cumberland Plateau, Great Smoky Mountains, Green Mountains, Taconic Mountains |
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| Part meronym | East, eastern United States |
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