heartland
noun/ˈhɑːtlænd/
/ˈhɑːrtlænd/
(also heartlands [plural])
- the central part of a country or an area
- the great Russian heartlands
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- agricultural
- industrial
- Conservative
- …
- in a/the heartland
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- an area that is important for a particular activity or political party
- the industrial heartland of Germany
- the traditional Tory heartland of Britain’s boardrooms
- The party has lost seats in its traditional heartland of southern Thailand.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- agricultural
- industrial
- Conservative
- …
- in a/the heartland
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