Large mountainous region stretching from Pennsylvania to Alabama (10)

I believe the answer is:

appalachia

(Other definitions for appalachia that I've seen before include "Mountainous region of eastern USA" , "Area of eastern US" , "American region" , "US mining area" , "US mountain region" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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