flatlanders
People from plains
Flatlanders are people from flat terrain, used by those in hilly or mountainous regions to describe outsiders—often with mild condescension.
In Vermont, locals call tourists from southern New England flatlanders.
The term implies someone unfamiliar with mountain roads, harsh winters, or rural ways: The flatlanders don't know how to drive in snow.
Open grassy flatland
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
- lowlandLow-elevation flat land
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
veld · grassland · delta · basin · tundra · savanna · moorland · fenland
Valley or plains resident
- heartlanderInterior region inhabitant
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
- tenderfootInexperienced beginner
greenhorn · tourist · visitor · city slicker · urbanite · stranger · uninitiated · novice
Elevation reference point
- bottom dwellerOrganism living on seafloor
- valley floorBottom of depression between hills
- unacclimatedNot yet adjusted
- oxygen-richHaving high O2 concentration
mountain sickness · elevation gain · acclimatization · thin air · breathlessness
Basic and unremarkable
- unassumingNot making claims
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
humble · modest · practical · salt of the earth · plain-spoken · no-nonsense · wholesome · rustic
Innocent lack of experience
- inexperienceLack of prior exposure
- unfamiliarityLack of prior knowledge
- cluelessnessLack of awareness or understanding
- obliviousnessLack of awareness
unsophisticated · sheltered · provincial · parochial · unworldly · innocence · gullibility · wide-eyed
prairie
Open grassy flatland
pampas · veld · grassland · delta · basin · tundra · savanna · moorland · fenland · wetlands
lowlander
Valley or plains resident
- heartlanderInterior region inhabitant
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
tenderfoot · greenhorn · tourist · visitor · city slicker · urbanite · stranger · uninitiated · novice
sea level
Elevation reference point
- bottom dwellerOrganism living on seafloor
- valley floorBottom of depression between hills
- unacclimatedNot yet adjusted
oxygen-rich · mountain sickness · elevation gain · acclimatization · thin air · breathlessness
plain
Basic and unremarkable
- unassumingNot making claims
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
down-to-earth · humble · modest · practical · salt of the earth · plain-spoken · no-nonsense · wholesome · rustic
naivete
Innocent lack of experience
- inexperienceLack of prior exposure
- unfamiliarityLack of prior knowledge
- cluelessnessLack of awareness or understanding
obliviousness · unsophisticated · sheltered · provincial · parochial · unworldly · innocence · gullibility · wide-eyed · fish out of water
flatlandershighlanders
Residents of elevated regions
mountain dwellers · mountaineers · hillbillies · uplanders · ridge runners
flatlanderslocals
Area's permanent inhabitants
natives · old-timers · homesteaders · frontiersmen · townies