Piedmont

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Derived from Italian Piemonte (mountain foot), from Medieval Latin Pedemontium, Pedemontis, from Latin ad pedem montium.

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Piedmont

  1. An administrative region in the north of Italy.
  2. The region of the eastern US between the Appalachian mountains and the coastal plain, extending from eastern Alabama to northern New Jersey.
  3. A city in Alameda County, California, United States.

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administrative region of Italy

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French

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Etymology

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The name of the municipality is derived from piémont (foothill).

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Piedmont m

  1. A municipality of Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada

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