heartland
noun
/-lænd/
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/-ˌlænd/
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/ˈhɑɹtlənd/
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/ˈhɑːtlənd/
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- (specifically) In the geopolitical theory of the English geographer Halford John Mackinder (1861–1947): the interior of the world island comprising north-central Eurasia regarded as politically powerful.
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Euroopan sydänmaat
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- (specifically, US, often, attributively) The states in the centre of the United States, chiefly regarded as politically and socially conservative; also, the people living in such states collectively.
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Yhdysvaltain sydänmaat
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- (specifically, Singapore, chiefly, in the plural) Residential districts and planning areas outside the city centre; the new towns of Singapore collectively.
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keskustan ulkopuoliset alueet
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- The interior part of a region, especially when contrasted with coastal parts or when regarded as particularly powerful or significant.
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rintamaa,
sydänmaa,
ydinalue
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- A region or part of a region particularly associated with or significant for a characteristic, such as an activity, a faith, support for a political party or other organization, etc.
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sydänmaa,
ydinalue
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