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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The West Midlands, especially its largest city of Birmingham, was England’s manufacturing heartland for decades before going into a sharp decline in the latter half of the 20th century when factories began to shut down.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Americans are used to thinking about automation as something that devastates factory towns in the heartland.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
St James’ Park does not appear to be the dream venue to obliterate that in a flurry of creativity, but finding more balance in the midfield heartland does feel important.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Giorgetti was founded in the late 1890s by Luigi Giorgetti with a little shop in Meda, Italy, amid the furniture-making heartland of Brianza, with about eight workers.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Americans are used to thinking about automation as something that devastates factory towns in the heartland.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
St James’ Park does not appear to be the dream venue to obliterate that in a flurry of creativity, but finding more balance in the midfield heartland does feel important.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Giorgetti was founded in the late 1890s by Luigi Giorgetti with a little shop in Meda, Italy, amid the furniture-making heartland of Brianza, with about eight workers.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Heartland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartland. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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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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