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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

A war-fueled surge in the price of fertilizer is reverberating from Wall Street to the American heartland, sending shares of producers soaring while forcing farmers into tough choices ahead of spring planting season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The community is otherwise mostly present across their coastal heartland in Latakia and Tartus provinces.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

The clashes occurred in the heartland of the Alawites - an offshoot sect of Shia Islam which Assad belongs to.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

By the statue hangs a faded banner: Bolivia Mar. When Bolivia declared its independence it had a territorial pseudopod that extended southwest from its Andean heartland through the Atacama Desert to the sea.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann