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   Piedmont

   /ˈpiːdmɒnt/

   • 1. 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.
   • 2. a hilly region of the eastern US, between the Appalachians and the coastal plain.

   Word Origin from Italian piemonte ‘mountain foot’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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