Definitions for heartland

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heartland heart·land

Spelling: [hahrt-land, -luh nd]

IPA: /ˈhɑrtˌlænd, -lənd/

Heartland is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 462 anagrams from letters in heartland (aadehlnrt).

Definitions for heartland

noun

1. the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.
2. any central area, as of a state, nation, or continent:

Origin of heartland

First recorded in 1900-05; heart + land

Examples for heartland

The first U.S. case of MERS landed in Indiana—smack-dab in the heartland.

The ultimate public health impact of heartland Virus remains to be seen but is likely to be limited.

Thus, any Iraqi army offensive in the Sunni Arab heartland is unlikely to succeed without local partners.

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher had an odd warning last week for the heartland Institute.

Wyoming, Iowa, Texas, Colorado … And, yes, perhaps in heartland Kansas.

The cities of the heartland came into existence, first and foremost, as economic entities.

Throughout the Sunni heartland, the government has simply imploded.

It was the only area of the heartland—except for the top level casinos—open to every citizen without restriction.

So it is with genuine dread that I have read about the latest tick-borne illness, this one called the heartland Virus.

Nothing less than “a war” had been declared on the American heartland, Limbaugh said.