Definitions for heartlands

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heartlands heart·land

Spelling: [hahrt-land, -luh nd]

IPA: /ˈhɑrtˌlænd, -lənd/

Heartlands is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 927 anagrams from letters in heartlands (aadehlnrst).

Definitions for heartlands

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 heartlands

First recorded in 1900-05; heart + land

Examples for heartlands

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

Throughout the Sunni heartland, the government has simply imploded.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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