heartland
noun
heart·land
ˈhärt-ˌland 
: a central area: such as
a
: a central land area (such as northern Eurasia) having strategic advantages
b
: the central geographical region of the U.S. in which mainstream or traditional values predominate
c
: a region where something (such as an industry or activity) most strongly thrives
the heartland of high technology
Examples of heartland in a Sentence
We drove into Scotland's heartland.
a politician who is popular in the American heartland
the heartland of high technology
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The Luhansk and Donetsk regions, collectively known as the Donbas and devastated by the fiercest of the fighting, were Ukraine's industrial heartland.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
There are those who continue to contend that automation, not trade, contributed to the decline in well-paying jobs in the industrial heartland.
—Katherine Tai, Foreign Affairs, 9 Jan. 2025
The fortifications and trench lines here are a part of nearly 600-mile-long defensive system holding Russia back from the heartland of Ukraine.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025
Ago Bay is the heartland of Japan's legendary ama divers – generations of fearless women who, for thousands of years, have held their breath and plunged to the seabed in search of scallops, abalone, sea urchins and sea snails.
—Scott Campbell, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
There are those who continue to contend that automation, not trade, contributed to the decline in well-paying jobs in the industrial heartland.
—Katherine Tai, Foreign Affairs, 9 Jan. 2025
The fortifications and trench lines here are a part of nearly 600-mile-long defensive system holding Russia back from the heartland of Ukraine.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025
Ago Bay is the heartland of Japan's legendary ama divers – generations of fearless women who, for thousands of years, have held their breath and plunged to the seabed in search of scallops, abalone, sea urchins and sea snails.
—Scott Campbell, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Heartland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartland. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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heartland
noun
heart·land
ˈhärt-ˌland
: a central land area
especially
: one of great economic and military importance
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