flatlander

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  A person who lives at, lived at, or was raised by someone at a low altitude or from any city. A person not raised in or by someone directly from high mountain areas..
 * 2)  Anyone from the East; anyone from outside the Rockies.
 * 3)  Any outsider to Appalachia.
 * 4) * 1991, Southern Appalachia, 1885-1915: Oral Histories from Residents of the State Corner Area of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia (McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub):
 * The sources of food for a family in Appalachia were more varied than might be assumed by flatlanders. The family garden was the most important.
 * 1)  Anyone from southern Pennsylvania (particularly around Philadelphia), New Jersey, or other low-lying areas outside the Alleghenies / Appalachians.
 * 2)  Any non-native, but particularly one from southern New England (including Massachusetts), downstate New York, or New Jersey.
 * 3) * 2012, Insight Guides, Insight Guides: New England, Apa Publications (UK) Limited (ISBN 9781780055763):
 * “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, do without” is a phrase often used to sum up the philosophy of New Englanders to material goods. Small towns are often accused of being cool to outsiders, particularly “flatlanders” moving in from anywhere— particularly anywhere outside New England.
 * 1)  Anyone from Wisconsin.
 * 2)  Anyone from lower Michigan (those below Mt. Pleasant).
 * 3)  Anyone from Indiana or Ohio.
 * 4)  Anyone from Illinois.
 * 5)  Anyone from Saskatchewan.
 * 6)  Anyone from Florida.
 * 7)  Anyone from Umina.
 * 8)  An inhabitant of or observer in a universe with two spatial dimensions.
 * 9)  A flatland BMX rider.
 * 1)  Any non-native, but particularly one from southern New England (including Massachusetts), downstate New York, or New Jersey.
 * 2) * 2012, Insight Guides, Insight Guides: New England, Apa Publications (UK) Limited (ISBN 9781780055763):
 * “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, do without” is a phrase often used to sum up the philosophy of New Englanders to material goods. Small towns are often accused of being cool to outsiders, particularly “flatlanders” moving in from anywhere— particularly anywhere outside New England.
 * 1)  Anyone from Wisconsin.
 * 2)  Anyone from lower Michigan (those below Mt. Pleasant).
 * 3)  Anyone from Indiana or Ohio.
 * 4)  Anyone from Illinois.
 * 5)  Anyone from Saskatchewan.
 * 6)  Anyone from Florida.
 * 7)  Anyone from Umina.
 * 8)  An inhabitant of or observer in a universe with two spatial dimensions.
 * 9)  A flatland BMX rider.
 * 1)  Anyone from Umina.
 * 2)  An inhabitant of or observer in a universe with two spatial dimensions.
 * 3)  A flatland BMX rider.
 * 1)  A flatland BMX rider.
 * 1)  A flatland BMX rider.
 * 1)  A flatland BMX rider.
 * 1)  A flatland BMX rider.
 * 1)  A flatland BMX rider.

Antonyms

 * ridge-runner, highlander

Related terms

 * city folk
 * prairie people
 * Downlanders