heartland

noun heart·land \ ˈhärt-ˌland \

|Updated on: 12 Aug 2018

Examples: heartland in a Sentence

Definition of heartland

: 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

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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 of heartland from the Web

The area covered by the Pra River Basin—including parts of Ghana’s Central, Western, and Ashanti regions—is the country’s cocoa heartland.

— marisa schwartz taylor, National Geographic, "Illegal Gold Mining Boom Threatens Cocoa Farmers (And Your Chocolate)," 6 Mar. 2018
Those measures appear to be aimed at the United States' heartland, which helped lift Trump into the White House.

— danielle paquette, emily rauhala, Anchorage Daily News, "Trade war set to escalate as Fed warns of economic hit," 6 July 2018
In Victoria, the heartland of Australian Rules Football, 90 percent of Australian Football League teams operate their own pokies, generating more than 93 million Australian dollars in revenue last year.

— adam baidawi, New York Times, "Australians Are the World’s Biggest Gambling Losers, and Some Seek Action," 4 Apr. 2018
In Vietnam’s south, its economic heartland, collectivisation of farms and factories lasted just ten years before private ownership was restored.

— The Economist, "Is North Korea the next Vietnam? Don’t count on it," 12 July 2018
Thunderstorms erupted in a large ring around an intense heat dome centered in the heartland.

— jason samenow, Washington Post, "Photos: In many places, Fourth of July fireworks celebrations coincided with lightning — and it wasn’t safe," 5 July 2018
Harry Styles, the international pop star who grew up not far from Liverpool and Manchester, England, appeared to be completely at ease in the heartland Wednesday night.

— david lindquist, Indianapolis Star, "5 ways Harry Styles charted his own course in Indianapolis," 28 June 2018
Their unhappiness is being broadcast on billboards, at rallies and in meetings the EPA chief is holding during a tour of heartland states, and comes as Pruitt battles a series of allegations of ethical misconduct back in Washington.

— CBS News, "In Trump country, farmers protest Pruitt's ethanol policies," 15 June 2018
Wolfe, in focusing his article on a former bootlegger who had done prison time and a former dirt track in racing's blue-collar heartland, depicted the rough edges of the sport that official NASCAR didn't like to talk about.

— bruce henderson, charlotteobserver, "How an ex-moonshiner and a city slicker introduced NASCAR to America," 25 May 2018

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