appalachian(n = noun.person) - a native or inhabitant of Appalachia;
is a kind of american
Derived form noun appalachia₁

   appalachian(a = adj.pert) - in or relating to Appalachia;
Derived form noun appalachia₁

   Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains. [1913 Webster]
" The name Appalachian was given to the mountains by the Spaniards under De Soto, who derived it from the neighboring Indians." Am. Cyc. [1913 Webster]

appalachian mountains