midland
Country's inner territory
Midland refers to the interior or central region of a country, away from coasts and borders: the industrial midlands of England.
As an adjective, it describes things characteristic of such regions: midland dialects, midland agriculture.
The word often appears capitalized when referring to specific geographic regions, particularly the English Midlands.
Inside area or region
- inlandAway from the coast
- centralIn the middle, primary
- heartlandCentral region of significance
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
continental · landlocked · inshore · upcountry · landward
Regional or narrow-minded
- ruralOf the countryside
- small-townLimited local outlook
- countrySovereign state or territory
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
agricultural · farming · breadbasket · heartland · flyover · rust-belt · suburban
Flat highland area
- uplandElevated land area
- highlandElevated, mountainous land
- lowlandLow-elevation flat land
- plainBasic and unremarkable
prairie · countryside · farmland · grassland · moorland · fells · dales · meadow
Heritage artifacts or music
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- communityCollective of connected people
dialect · accent · vernacular · working-class · industrial · manufacturing · pottery · canal
interior
Inside area or region
hinterland · continental · landlocked · inshore · upcountry · landward
provincial
Regional or narrow-minded
- ruralOf the countryside
- small-townLimited local outlook
- countrySovereign state or territory
pastoral · agricultural · farming · breadbasket · heartland · flyover · rust-belt · suburban
plateau
Flat highland area
plain · prairie · countryside · farmland · grassland · moorland · fells · dales · meadow · heath
Americana
Heritage artifacts or music
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
community · dialect · accent · vernacular · working-class · industrial · manufacturing · pottery · canal · Birmingham
- inland terraininland, interior, hinterland, heartland, landlocked
- middlemidpoint, center, central, halfway, median
- land termsterrain, topography, landform, elevation, continent
midlandcoastal
Of the shoreline
seaside · maritime · littoral · oceanfront · beachfront
midlandhighland
Elevated, mountainous land
upland · lowland · mountainous · alpine · coastal plain