Piedmont
/ˈpiːdmɒnt/- a region of NW Italy, in the foothills of the Alps; capital, Turin. Dominated by Savoy from 1,400, 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. Italian name PIEMONTE.皮埃蒙特地区 （位于意大利西北部阿尔卑斯山脚下, 首府都灵; 1400年以后为萨伏伊王室所统治, 1720年成为撒丁王国的一部分; 19世纪成为意大利统一运动的中心; 意大利语名PIEMONTE）。
派生词
Piedmontese
noun & adjective词源
from Italian piemonte 'mountain foot'.