[ˈpiːdmɒnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a gentle slope leading from the foot of mountains to a region of flat land


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from Piedmont or perhaps directly from Italian Piemonte (see Piedmont)

[ˈpiːdmɒnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a region of north-western Italy, in the foothills of the Alps; capital, Turin. Dominated by Savoy from 1400, it became a part of the kingdom of Sardinia in 1720. It was the centre of the movement for a united Italy in the 19th century

- a hilly region of the eastern US, between the Appalachians and the coastal plain


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Origin:
from Italian piemonte ‘mountain foot’