heartland

heartland
noun Date: 1904 a central area: as a. a central land area (as northern Eurasia) having strategic advantages b. the central geographical region of the United States in which mainstream or traditional values predominate c. a region where something (as an industry or activity) most strongly thrives <
the heartland of high technology
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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