appalachian mountains

Noun appalachian mountains has 1 sense

• appalachian mountains(n = noun.object) appalachians - 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; Array
has parts: appalachia, alleghenies, allegheny mountains, blue ridge, blue ridge mountains, catskill mountains, catskills, cumberland mountains, cumberland plateau, great smoky mountains, green mountains, taconic mountains
is a part of east, eastern united states
is a kind of chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains