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heart·land    Audio Help   [hahrt-land, -luhnd] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, esp. 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: a vineyard in California's heartland.
[Origin: 1900–05; heart + land]
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heart·land    Audio Help   (härt'lānd')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A central region, especially one that is politically, economically, or militarily vital to a nation, region, or culture.

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