Piedmont (disambiguation)

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In physical geography, piedmont, derived from "foot of the mount" in Latin languages, means a region of foothills of a mountain range. It appears in the proper name of several regions.

Regions

Piedmont, northern administrative region of Italy
Piedmont (United States), eastern region
Colorado Piedmont, Colorado region
Piedmont Triad, a region centered on three cities in North Carolina
Piedmont Crescent, a geographical phenomenon of urban areas arranged in a crescent shape in North Carolina

Cities

United States

Piedmont, Alabama
Piedmont, California
Piedmont, Missouri
Piedmont, Oklahoma
Piedmont, Portland, Oregon, a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon
Piedmont, South Carolina
Piedmont, South Dakota
Piedmont, Virginia (disambiguation)
Piedmont, Washington
Piedmont, West Virginia
Piedmont, Wyoming
Piedmont, Arizona
Piedmont Heights (Duluth), a neighborhood in the city of Duluth, Minnesota

Canada

Colleges

Piedmont College, a private liberal arts school in Demorest, Georgia
Piedmont Community College, a two-year post-secondary institution in Person and Caswell counties in North Carolina
Piedmont Technical College, a two-year community college in the Lakelands region of South Carolina
Central Piedmont Community College, a large community college in Charlotte, North Carolina
Georgia Piedmont Technical College, a technical college in Clarkston, Georgia
Piedmont Virginia Community College, a two-year educational institution located in Albemarle County, Virginia
Piedmont Baptist College, a private independent Baptist Bible college and seminary in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
South Piedmont Community College, a community college located in the areas of Anson and Union counties in North Carolina
Western Piedmont Community College, a community college in Morganton, North Carolina

People

Matt Piedmont, American writer

Transportation

Piedmont (automobile), a car made by the Piedmont Motor Car Company of Lynchburg, Virginia
Piedmont Airlines, a regional airline operating under the name US Airways Express
Piedmont Airlines (1948-1989), an airline that was merged into US Air
Piedmont (train), an Amtrak passenger train in North Carolina

Other

Ice piedmont, a geographic feature
Piedmont blues or "Piedmont fingerstyle", a style of blues guitar playing
Piedmont League, defunct minor league baseball organization
Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, the name given to the possessions of the House of Savoy in 1723
Piedmont Park, a major city park in Atlanta, Georgia
Piedmont Road in Milpitas, California
Piedmont, Arizona, fictional setting for part of the miniseries The Andromeda Strain (miniseries)