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appalachian
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appalachian, a.
Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains. [1913 Webster]
" The name Appalachian was given to the mountains by the Spaniards under De Soto, who derived it from the neighboring Indians." Am. Cyc. [1913 Webster]
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