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heartland
[hahrt-land, -luhnd]
noun
the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.
any central area, as of a state, nation, or continent.
a vineyard in California's heartland.
heartland
/ ˈɑːˌæԻ /
noun
the central region of a country or continent
the core or most vital area
the industrial heartland of England
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of heartland1
Example Sentences
In California’s heartland, Jacobsen of the Fresno County Farm Bureau spoke for many farmers when he said: “We don’t have a clue right now.”
This shift hollowed out America's industrial heartland, contributing to political and economic tensions that still resonate today.
We're driving here because in this rural heartland lie clues to what's behind a highly contested development thousands of miles away on the ground in Gaza.
Large-scale raids on workplaces in California's agricultural heartland haven't been seen for the last 15 years, says Lucas Zucker, a community organiser in California's Central Coast region.
Merthyr has long been one of Labour's heartlands and has had a long history of political change and controversy.
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