piedmont
Formed or lying at the foot of a mountain rangeFormed or lying at the foot of a mountain range.
» “I’m always struck when I see the Robie House in Chicago,” says architect Susan Piedmont-Palladino.
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1 senses(not comparable)Formed or lying at the foot of a mountain range.
Examples
3 sentences“I’m always struck when I see the Robie House in Chicago,” says architect Susan Piedmont-Palladino.
Who ruled Piedmont?
Piedmont-Palladino is concerned that the home-building industry doesn't appear prepared to take on the challenge of building better-performing houses.
Origin
From Piedmont, ultimately from Italian piemonte (“foot of a mountain”); cognate with FrencFrom Piedmont, ultimately from Italian piemonte (“foot of a mountain”); cognate with French piémont.
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