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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Instead, the powers that be at Frito-Lay decided to tug at America’s heartstrings by taking us straight to the heartland.
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Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Duffy appealed to senators representing rural states, drawing on his experience as a congressman representing a district in the heartland.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Jan. 2025
Every day hundreds of trucks haul corn from heartland farms to the facility, where the crop is broken down into starches and liquids before trains with gargantuan tanks ship it out to the rest of the world.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 10 Jan. 2025
The fall of Homs gave insurgents control over Syria's strategic heartland and key highway crossroads, severing Damascus from Assad's coastal strongholds of Latakia and Tartus, home to Russian military bases.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Duffy appealed to senators representing rural states, drawing on his experience as a congressman representing a district in the heartland.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Jan. 2025
Every day hundreds of trucks haul corn from heartland farms to the facility, where the crop is broken down into starches and liquids before trains with gargantuan tanks ship it out to the rest of the world.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 10 Jan. 2025
The fall of Homs gave insurgents control over Syria's strategic heartland and key highway crossroads, severing Damascus from Assad's coastal strongholds of Latakia and Tartus, home to Russian military bases.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Heartland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartland. Accessed 22 Feb. 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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