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FLATLANDER
Etymology
Noun
flatlander (plural flatlanders)
(pejorative) A person who lives at low altitude (used by those living at higher altitudes)
(US West, especially in Rocky Mountains) Anyone from the East.
(US Appalachian) Any outsider.
(northern central Pennsylvania) Anyone from southern Pennsylvania (particularly around Philadelphia) or New Jersey.
(northern New England) Any non-native, but particularly one from southern New England (including Massachusetts), downstate New York, or New Jersey and carries the additional connotation of someone who has recently moved to the area and would prefer that the state change to better accommodate newcomers, rather than the other way around.
(Upper Peninsula of Michigan) Anyone from Wisconsin.
(Northern Michigan) anyone from lower Michigan (those below Mt. Pleasant).
(lower Michigan) Anyone from Indiana or Ohio.
(Wisconsin) Anyone from Illinois.
(Georgia (US)) Anyone from Florida.
(physics) An inhabitant of or observer in a universe with two spatial dimensions.
(cycling) A flatland BMX rider.
Antonyms
• (person who lives at low altitude): ridge-runner, highlander
Source: Wiktionary
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