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heartland

[hahrt-land, -luhnd] / ˈhɑrtˌlænd, -lənd /
ADJECTIVE
back country
Synonyms
STRONGEST
backwoods
STRONG
backwater inland rural rustic upcountry
ADJECTIVE
inland
Synonyms
WEAK
back-country backland boondocks central hinterland inward midland provincial upcountry
Antonyms
WEAK
border coastal frontier
NOUN
interior
Synonyms
STRONG
belly bosom contents heart innards inside lining marrow midst pith pulp soul substance viscera
WEAK
inner parts internals intrinsicality
Antonyms
STRONG
exterior exteriority outside

Example Sentences

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There are already fears that China's industrial heartland, which serves as the factory of the world, will be impacted in the long term if this crisis continues.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

KwaZulu-Natal is the heartland of the country's dairy industry.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Dakota Media, the creative and production studio co-founded in 2020 by North Dakota-born actor Josh Duhamel, is registered in Venice, Calif.—but pitches itself as an expert in the heartland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Last year saw sectarian violence in the country's coastal Alawite heartland and in southern Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

I was coming to recognize the unmistakably heartland brew of diesel fumes mixed with manure and restaurant exhaust.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz