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Mountain Region
region, Kentucky, United States
Mountain Region: PinevillePineville in Pine Mountain valley, the Mountain Region of eastern Kentucky.
Mountain Region, area encompassing the eastern quarter of the state of Kentucky, U.S., a region of narrow valleys and sharp ridges belonging to the Cumberland Plateau of the Appalachian Mountains. It includes the Cumberland Mountains and Pine Mountain ridge.
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