Piedmont

See also: piedmont

English

Etymology

From Italian piemonte (mountain foot), from Medieval Latin Pedemontium, Pedemontis, from Latin ad pedem montium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːdmɒnt/
    • (file)
    • (file)
  • Homophone: piedmont

Proper noun

Piedmont

  1. A region in the north of Italy.
  2. The region of the eastern US between the Appalachian mountains and the coastal plain, extending from eastern Alabama to northern New Jersey.
  3. A city in Alameda County, California, United States.

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French

Etymology

The name of the municipality is derived from piémont (foothill).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pje.mɔ̃/
  • Hyphenation: Pied‧mont
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃
  • Homophone: piémont

Proper noun

Piedmont m

  1. A municipality of Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

  • Piedmontais, Piedmontaise
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