uplanders
Mountain region inhabitants
People who live in or come from upland regions—elevated terrain, hill country, or highlands as opposed to coastal lowlands or river valleys.
The term often carries cultural connotations, distinguishing mountain or plateau dwellers from their lowland neighbors: The uplanders kept to their traditional ways long after the valley towns modernized.
Residents of elevated regions
- mountaineersHigh-altitude peak scalers
- nativesOriginal local population
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- settlersThose who establish homes
locals · dwellers · denizens · villagers · folk · homesteaders · families · generations
Flat highland area
- fellTo chop down
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
mountain · escarpment · sierra · cordillera · massif · tor · alp · range
Resolved dispute or colony
- villageSmall rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- kinshipState of being related
solidarity · cohesion · fellowship · clan · tribe · collective · assembly · network
Minimal means of living
- herdingManaging animal groups
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- pastoralismMobile livestock husbandry
- terracingCutting slopes into steps
agriculture · livestock · husbandry · foraging · hunting · trading · crafts · weaving
Height above reference point
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- barometricOf air pressure measurement
mountaineering · climbing · ascent · exposure · weather · hardiness · endurance · adaptation
Inherited cultural narratives
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
ceremonies · traditions · myths · legends · lore · dialects · costumes · handicrafts
highlanders
Residents of elevated regions
- mountaineersHigh-altitude peak scalers
- nativesOriginal local population
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
settlers · locals · dwellers · denizens · villagers · folk · homesteaders · families · generations · rootedness
plateau
Flat highland area
peak · mountain · escarpment · sierra · cordillera · massif · tor · alp · range · crag
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
kinship · solidarity · cohesion · fellowship · clan · tribe · collective · assembly · network · circle
subsistence
Minimal means of living
- herdingManaging animal groups
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- pastoralismMobile livestock husbandry
terracing · agriculture · livestock · husbandry · foraging · hunting · trading · crafts · weaving · smallholding
elevation
Height above reference point
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
barometric · mountaineering · climbing · ascent · exposure · weather · hardiness · endurance · adaptation
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
rituals · ceremonies · traditions · myths · legends · lore · dialects · costumes · handicrafts · artisanal