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Noun: piedmont  'peed,mónt
  1. A gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land
    "The piedmont region was ideal for agriculture"
Noun: Piedmont  'peed,mónt
  1. The region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley
    - Piemonte
     
  2. The plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama

Derived forms: piedmonts

Type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, incline, Italian region, side, slope

Part of: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy, South, Southern United States

Encyclopedia: Piedmont, SC