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Meaning of "flatlander" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLATLANDER

flatlander  [ˈflætˌlændə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLATLANDER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flatlander is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLATLANDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flatlander

Flatlander may refer to: ▪ A character in the 1884 Edwin Abbott novella Flatland ▪ Flatlander, a 1967 story by Larry Niven ▪ Flatlander, a 1975 collection of short stories by Larry Niven ▪ Flatlander, a term used in Larry Niven's works ▪ The Flatlanders, a country music band ▪ Andy "Flatlander" Morin, a producer and keyboardist for the experimental hip hop group Death Grips ▪ A pejorative term used chiefly in Wisconsin to refer to residents of the U.S. state of Illinois. Also used in Vermont and Maine for residents who moved there from out of state especially those from Massachusetts.

Definition of flatlander in the English dictionary

The definition of flatlander in the dictionary is a term used in various hilly or mountainous regions of North America, particularly Vermont, to denote an outsider, someone who doesn't belong.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLATLANDER


auslander
ˈaʊsˌlændə
Bananalander
bəˈnɑːnəˌlændə
Banda
ˈbændə
filander
fɪˈlændə
Icelander
ˈaɪsˌlændə
lander
ˈlændə
Laplander
ˈlæpˌlændə
marshlander
ˈmɑːʃˌlændə
Miranda
mɪˈrændə
Netherlander
ˈnɛðəˌlændə
outlander
ˈaʊtˌlændə
overlander
ˈəʊvəˌlændə
panda
ˈpændə
philander
fɪˈlændə
Queenslander
ˈkwiːnzˌlændə
Rwanda
rʊˈændə
solander
səˈlændə
southlander
ˈsaʊθˌlændə
Togolander
ˈtəʊɡəʊˌlændə
Uganda
juːˈɡændə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLATLANDER

flatboat
flatbread
flatette
flatfeet
flatfish
flatfoot
flatform
flathead
flatiron
flatland
flatlet
flatline
flatliner
flatling
flatlings
flatlong
flatly
flatmate
flatness
flatpick

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLATLANDER

Alexander
Channel Islander
commander
coriander
demander
expander
finder
gander
hander
Highlander
Hollander
islander
Leander
meander
Prince Edward Islander
salamander
sander
Santander
slander
wander
zander

Synonyms and antonyms of flatlander in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flatlander» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLATLANDER

Find out the translation of flatlander to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flatlander from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flatlander» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

flatlander
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flatlander
570 millions of speakers

English

flatlander
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

flatlander
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

flatlander
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

flatlander
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flatlander
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

flatlander
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flatlander
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flatlander
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flatlander
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

flatlander
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평 평민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flatlander
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

flatlander
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flatlander
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लॅटलंडर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ova kızı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flatlandiano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Flatlander
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

flatlander
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flatlander
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flatlander
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flatlander
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Flatlander
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flatlander
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flatlander

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLATLANDER»

The term «flatlander» is regularly used and occupies the 76.948 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLATLANDER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flatlander» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flatlander» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flatlander

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLATLANDER»

Discover the use of flatlander in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flatlander and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Flatlander
Now you can read all the classic stories of the legendary ARM operative, collected in one volume for the first time -- plus, an all-new, never-before-published Gil Hamilton adventure! From the Paperback edition.
Larry Niven, 2009
2
A Flatlander's Guide to Maine
We are confident this book will make your visit more intellectually fulfilling and will enhance your Vacationland experience.
Mark Scott Ricketts, 2013
3
Existential Musings of a Maladjusted Flatlander
A collection of short rants, stories, and comedic musings from the mind of Christopher Cote. Unapologetic, sincere, and above all, ludicrously silly.
Christopher Cote, 2013
4
Brendan Smith's the Flatlander Chronicles
Since 1995, Brendan has been recounting these humorous adventures weekly on the pages of The Weirs Times. This book contains the best of those early columns.
Brendan Smith, 2013
5
Flatlander
Flatlander is about a family trying to make it through the depression years of the twentieth century by sharecropping in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky.
Clyde E. Powell, 2002
6
Mediated Transcendence: A Postmodern Reflection
dimensional society called Flatland, while part two deals with the adventures of a Flatlander who is first visited by a person from Sphereland and then travels to the third dimension himself, finally returning to his own world. When the person ...
Jerry H. Gill, 1989
7
The Philosophy Of Right And Left: Incongruent Counterparts ...
The situation changes if we introduce a handless Flatlander and define "left" as, say, the side on which his heart is located. This by no means entails that the hand was "left" or "right" before introducing the Flatlander, because we can introduce ...
J. van Cleve, R.E Frederick, 1991
8
From My Cold Young Fingers, Advance Reading Edition
It was almost as if he had gone from flatlander to alien, but I knew it was worse than that; my father had gone from flatlander to murderer, and to make matters worst of all, he had murdered one of the stalwarts of local Maine sea life. Stretch ...
Tim Greaton, 2010
9
A Zeptospace Odyssey: A Journey into the Physics of the LHC
A poor Flatlander, living on the surface of the desk, will see the pen suddenly disappear from his view and reappear elsewhere. Unaware of the existence of a vertical direction, he won't believe his eyes. Also, for a Flatlander there is no way in ...
Gian Francesco Giudice, 2009
10
Interdimensional Universe: The New Science of UFOs, ...
They ask him, “Where did you go?” The confused Flatlander tries to point in the direction he went to, but since he can only see and move backwards, forwards, and sideways, he can't show his friends where this place was that he was taken to.
Philip J. Imbrogno, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLATLANDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flatlander is used in the context of the following news items.
1
AWTRY: A view from home
For wife Josie and me, well we had some eastern Nebraska flatlander friends visiting. I immediately wanted to show off our new home, Scotts ... «Scottsbluff Star Herald, Jul 15»
2
Winners and losers at the 2015 Tour de France
Van Garderen has also survived the flatlander pitfalls of wind and crashes to establish a nice little time buffer over all of the GC contenders bar ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
3
Arts | Week of July 9, 2015
Flatlander. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through September 13. Oils on Cavas by Betsy Cole. «Boulder Weekly, Jul 15»
4
Special Events At Tonto Bridge
#Put on some sturdy hiking boots or shoes (not flatlander flip-flops), pack a picnic lunch and plenty of water and head out early. #The park is ... «Payson Roundup, Jul 15»
5
Yellowstone National Park: endless photographic possibilities
... languid lakes, lush valleys, a rocky canyon and peaks just high enough to force a flatlander's breath. The sky changes constantly. Blue above ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
Chronicling the grim demise of Bill Bradley's 2000 campaign
The populace, it turned out, was in no mood for glad-handing a New Jersey flatlander. I had stood at Bradley's shoulder as he greeted ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
7
Arts | Week of July 2, 2015
Flatlander. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through Sept. 13. Oils on Canvas by Betsy Cole. «Boulder Weekly, Jul 15»
8
Mall renovations continue to progress
Employees with Flatlander Dirtworks lay down asphalt in the parking lot of The Mall on Monday, June 29, 2015 in Hays. 20150630 hdn mall ... «Hays Daily News, Jun 15»
9
Arts | Week of June 25, 2015
Flatlander. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through Sept. 13. Joan Miró: Instinct & Imagination. «Boulder Weekly, Jun 15»
10
First Look: Yeti Beti SB5C and ASRC
This seemed hilarious, given the fact that I was a flatlander in the mountains, where simply walking up a flight of stairs nearly required supplemental oxygen. «Bike Magazine, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
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