I. |apə|lāchən, chiefly southeastern United States -achən, -āshən, also -chēən sometimes -āshēən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: probably irregular from Apalachee + English -an
1. : of or relating to a system of mountains in the eastern United States or to the region where they are found
2. : of or relating to the mountain-making movements in No. America in or near the Pennsylvanian period — see geologic time table
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
: apalachee
III. noun
Usage: capitalized
: a white native or resident of the Appalachian mountain area