Eastern Seaboard

Eastern Seaboard

also called  Atlantic Seaboard,  

      region of the eastern United States, fronting the Atlantic Ocean and extending from Maine in the north to Florida in the south. Not merely a geographic term, the Eastern Seaboard is, historically, the part of the United States that was first settled by European immigrants and from which most westward American settlement originated. In popular usage, the Eastern Seaboard connotes the coastal settlements from Boston to Philadelphia, an area of heavy urbanization, in which are islands of great poverty and conspicuous wealth, business and financial centres, major educational institutions, and a high level of social and cultural sophistication.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Eastern seaboard — An Eastern seaboard can mean any easternmost part of a continent, or its countries, states and/or cities.Eastern seaboard may also refer to:*East Coast of the United States *East Coast of Australia *Eastern Seaboard of Thailandee also*East Coast… …   Wikipedia

  • Eastern Seaboard of Thailand — The Eastern Seaboard of Thailand is an emerging economic region, and despite its low profile, plays a key role in Thailand s economy, especially since the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. It s importance lies in the fact that it is Thailand s center… …   Wikipedia

  • 1994 Eastern seaboard fires — The 1994 Eastern seaboard fires were bushfires in New South Wales, Australia between 27 December 1993 and 16 January 1994 were widespread along the NSW coast from Bega to the Queensland border and inland as far as Bathurst. Over 80 separate fires …   Wikipedia

  • Eastern oyster — Oyster bed on Cockspur Island, Georgia, USA Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Eastern Mennonite Missions — (EMM) is a mission agency primarily supported by congregations of Lancaster Mennonite Conference, an area conference of Mennonite Church USA. EMM connects with nearly 200 long term workers (some seconded to other organizations), and sends about a …   Wikipedia

  • seaboard — n. (esp. AE) 1) the eastern seaboard 2) on the (eastern) seaboard * * * [ siːbɔːd] (esp. AE) the eastern seaboard on the (eastern) seaboard …   Combinatory dictionary

  • seaboard — sea|board [ˈsi:bo:d US bo:rd] n the part of a country that is near the sea eastern/western/Pacific etc seaboard ▪ the eastern seaboard of the US …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Eastern Algonquian languages — Infobox Language family name=Eastern Algonquian altname=Eastern Algonkian region=Atlantic Coast of North America familycolor=American fam1=Algic fam2=Algonquian child1=Eastern Abnaki child2=Western Abnaki child3=Etchemin child4=Delaware… …   Wikipedia

  • seaboard — /see bawrd , bohrd /, n. 1. the line where land and sea meet. 2. a region bordering a seacoast: the Eastern seaboard. adj. 3. bordering on or adjoining the sea. [1350 1400 for earlier sense porthole cover ; 1480 90 in phrases at, on, to seaboard… …   Universalium

  • seaboard — [[t]si͟ːbɔː(r)d[/t]] seaboards N COUNT: usu the N in sing The seaboard is the part of a country that is next to the sea; used especially of the coasts of North America. ...the Eastern seaboard of the USA. Syn: coast …   English dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”