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
Recent Examples on the Web
From the iconic Route 66 stretching across the heartland to the rugged beauty of the Pacific Coast Highway, the US has no shortage of scenic routes.
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Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2024
Beyond America’s southern border, a new wave of migrants to the United States is reshaping communities across the country, fueling economic growth in the heartland and upending local politics from its smallest towns to its largest cities.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
While there is not extensive overlap between the two broods, some regions, especially in America's heartland, will experience a double-whammy of cicada occupation, experts told ABC News.
—Andy Fies, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
Closing out a six-month stay at the International Space Station, a three-man, one-woman crew plunged back to Earth early Tuesday, streaking across the heartland of America like a blazing meteor as their Crew Dragon capsule descended to a Gulf of Mexico splashdown.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
Viewers enjoyed the dignified combination of MacNeil, who spoke in a clipped, erudite manner; and Lehrer, a Kansas native with a soft heartland drawl.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The heartland of this exploitation is the district of Beed, an impoverished, rural region of Maharashtra that is home to much of the migrant sugar-cutting population.
—Qadri Inzamam Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
As America’s manufacturing economy gradually declined from the Eighties on, its Rust Belt heartland increasingly studded with decaying industrial cities, the digital economy grew at an exponential rate.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Jan. 2024
Researchers hope to enroll 2,000 people from across the Midwest — the heartland of the country — to see what, if any, adverse health impacts might come from the exposure to dicamba, 2,4-D and other agriculture chemicals.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2024
Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2024
Beyond America’s southern border, a new wave of migrants to the United States is reshaping communities across the country, fueling economic growth in the heartland and upending local politics from its smallest towns to its largest cities.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
While there is not extensive overlap between the two broods, some regions, especially in America's heartland, will experience a double-whammy of cicada occupation, experts told ABC News.
—Andy Fies, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
Closing out a six-month stay at the International Space Station, a three-man, one-woman crew plunged back to Earth early Tuesday, streaking across the heartland of America like a blazing meteor as their Crew Dragon capsule descended to a Gulf of Mexico splashdown.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
Viewers enjoyed the dignified combination of MacNeil, who spoke in a clipped, erudite manner; and Lehrer, a Kansas native with a soft heartland drawl.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The heartland of this exploitation is the district of Beed, an impoverished, rural region of Maharashtra that is home to much of the migrant sugar-cutting population.
—Qadri Inzamam Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
As America’s manufacturing economy gradually declined from the Eighties on, its Rust Belt heartland increasingly studded with decaying industrial cities, the digital economy grew at an exponential rate.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Jan. 2024
Researchers hope to enroll 2,000 people from across the Midwest — the heartland of the country — to see what, if any, adverse health impacts might come from the exposure to dicamba, 2,4-D and other agriculture chemicals.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Heartland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartland. Accessed 28 Apr. 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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