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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But Loose or American Sniper — his movies play to the heartland.
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Melanie Brooks, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Like wine-growing heartlands everywhere from Bordeaux to Napa Valley, Lombardy’s Oltrepò Pavese region is grappling with two historic challenges: a changing climate and changing tastes.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune Europe, 19 Oct. 2024
In a strange way, heartland can be a genre, but Heartland can also be just a part of an idea.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
This was the ninth stop on the Tucker Carlson Live Tour—sixteen arenas, this fall, from Anaheim, California, to Sunrise, Florida, but mostly in the heartland.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Melanie Brooks, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Like wine-growing heartlands everywhere from Bordeaux to Napa Valley, Lombardy’s Oltrepò Pavese region is grappling with two historic challenges: a changing climate and changing tastes.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune Europe, 19 Oct. 2024
In a strange way, heartland can be a genre, but Heartland can also be just a part of an idea.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
This was the ninth stop on the Tucker Carlson Live Tour—sixteen arenas, this fall, from Anaheim, California, to Sunrise, Florida, but mostly in the heartland.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Heartland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartland. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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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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