Piedmont

n. region in northwestern Italy; plateau region between New York and Alabama east of the Appalachian Mountains

n. area of flatlands located at the foothills of a mountain chain

Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km² and a population of 4.4 million. The capital is Turin, the local language (or alternatively the local dialect of the Italian language, which is the official language of the whole of Italy) is Piedmontese and Occitan is also spoken in Occitan Valleys.
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n. Piedmont, plateau region between New York and Alabama east of the Appalachian Mountains

(a.)
Noting the region of foothills near the base of a mountain chain.
  

Noun
1. the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(part-holonym) South
2. the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley
(synonym) Piemonte
(hypernym) Italian region
(part-holonym) Italy, Italian Republic, Italia
(part-meronym) Turin, Torino