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

Chinese companies still rely on furniture heartlands like Shandong and Fujian province, the latter of which is a bamboo producing area. —Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 July 2025

The first film, Raid, came in 2018 and Ajay Devgn essays the role of a cop from a special anti-corruption team in the Hindi heartland of India. —Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025

California asks a federal court for a restraining order to block National Guard and Marine deployments in L.A. ICE expands immigration raids into California’s agricultural heartland. —Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025

The Ukrainian attack, which involved smuggling drones deep into the Russian heartland and launching them from semi trucks, destroyed or damaged at least a dozen aircraft, including many of Moscow’s nuclear-capable strategic bombers. —Marc Santora, New York Times, 6 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heartland

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

heartland

noun

heart·​land ˈhärt-ˌland 

: a central land area

especially : one of great economic and military importance