Piedmont

ped'mont, a region of northwestern Italy, lying at the southern foot of the Alps. Its chief city is Turin. It is drained by the head waters of the Po. It was formerly a part of the kingdom of Sardinia. The name is French, from Piedmont, meaning foot of the mountain. The name is general and is applied to similar physical regions elsewhere. The Piedmont region of the United States lies along the southeastern foot of the Appalachian Mountains. It extends from Georgia northward. It is marked throughout its length by a series of waterfalls.