heartland

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Noun

heartland (plural heartlands)

1. The central part of a region defined by geographical or non-geographical criteria, such as support for a political party, faith or similar.

   We stayed in the heartland of the French wine-growing regions.

   The home counties are the Conservative heartland.

2. The part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole.

Translations

• French: centre
• Portuguese: coração
• Spanish: núcleo, corazón

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