heartland
IPA: hˈɑrtɫænd
noun
- Synonym of heart (“the seat of the affections or love”)
- Also in the plural form heartlands:
- The interior part of a region, especially when contrasted with coastal parts or when regarded as particularly powerful or significant.
- (specifically) In the geopolitical theory of the English geographer Halford John Mackinder (1861–1947): the interior of the world island comprising north-central Eurasia regarded as politically powerful.
- (specifically, Singapore, chiefly in the plural) Residential districts and planning areas outside the city centre; the new towns of Singapore collectively.
- (specifically, US, often attributively) The states in the centre of the United States, chiefly regarded as politically and socially conservative; also, the people living in such states collectively.
- A region or part of a region particularly associated with or significant for a characteristic, such as an activity, a faith, support for a political party or other organization, etc.
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Examples of "heartland" in Sentences
- It is in the mining heartland of Goa.
- The Heartland Cafe is across the street.
- This is what the heartland is all about.
- It is located in the heartland of Ingushetia.
- It was located in the heartland of ancient Elam.
- It is regarded as the heartland of professional sumo.
- It is located in the heartland of the Sandomierska valley.
- It lies in the lush green agricultural heartland of the Vale of Glamorgan.
- The concert was a philanthropy event which supported ALS in the Heartland.
- As with rugby union, the heartland of the game is the south of the country.
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