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Definition of Heartland
1. Noun. The central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture.
Definition of Heartland
1. Noun. The centre, or most populous part of a region defined by geographical or non-geographical criteria. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heartland
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heartland
Literary usage of Heartland
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Democratic Ideals and Reality: A Study in the Politics of Reconstruction by Halford John Mackinder (1919)
"... and offer ever- increasing strategical opportunities to land- power as against
sea-power. j It is evident that the heartland is as real a physical fact ..."
2. Global Challenge and Local Response: Initiatives for Economic Regeneration by Walter B. Stöhr (1990)
"... to economic decline in Britain's industrial heartland: industrial restructuring
and local economic intervention in the West Midlands conurbation Michael ..."
3. Final Report: American Psychological Association Task Force on the Mental by John R. Tassey (1998)
"Project heartland banners were displayed in key areas in the center. ... ODMHSAS:
Project heartland On May 8, 1995, ODMHSAS was awarded an Immediate ..."
4. Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sulawesi by David E. Henley (2000)
"BALI / LOMBOK DENPASAR SANUR AND KUTA THE BALINESE heartland UBUD MOUNTAINS NORTH
COAST KARANGASEM LOMBOK l597, the island offered few international trade ..."
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