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heartland

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈhɑrtˌlænd/ · UK /ˈhɑːtlænd/

heartland means: The central or most important area of a country, activity, belief, or political movement.

noun

IMPORTANT CORE REGIONC1

The central or most important area of a country, activity, belief, or political movement.

  • They live in the country's heartland.
  • The party lost seats in its traditional heartland.
  • New factories brought jobs to the industrial heartland.

How to use it: heartland of something (This region is the heartland of the country's farming industry.)

Similar words: core region

Common phrases: industrial heartland, rural heartland, political heartland

Questions about heartland

What does heartland mean?

The central or most important area of a country, activity, belief, or political movement.

What is heartland in other languages?

Türkçe: merkez bölge · Español: núcleo · Français: cœur · Deutsch: Kerngebiet · Italiano: cuore · 日本語: 中心地

How do you pronounce heartland?

In American English /ˈhɑrtˌlænd/; in British English /ˈhɑːtlænd/.

How do you use heartland in a sentence?

They live in the country's heartland. The party lost seats in its traditional heartland.

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