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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Their tanks and armored columns were moving north from Crimea toward the Ukrainian heartland, along the Dnipro River.
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Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Today, Oaxaca is the heartland of mezcal production.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
The Donbas, Ukraine's industrial heartland, is made up of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, where much of the fiercest fighting has taken place.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Boats rushed goods and people between the Great Lakes heartland and the port of New York City in days rather than weeks.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
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Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Today, Oaxaca is the heartland of mezcal production.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
The Donbas, Ukraine's industrial heartland, is made up of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, where much of the fiercest fighting has taken place.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Boats rushed goods and people between the Great Lakes heartland and the port of New York City in days rather than weeks.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartland
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“Heartland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartland. Accessed 29 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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