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heartland

adjective as in back country

adjective as in inland

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With some exceptions, Plaid Cymru has traditionally had more support in the Welsh-speaking heartlands of north and west Wales.

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Nothing the American infantrymen encountered battling across Europe and into the German heartland steeled them for what they found at Dachau.

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Sandy Santos, who produced Telemundo 23 with part-time help from one bilingual reporter, said the decision removes key Spanish-language news media serving large Latino communities in California’s agricultural heartland.

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In the last state elections in May 2022, the AfD polled just 5.4% in a region that is home to Germany's industrial heartland in the Ruhr valley and has suffered from steep job losses.

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A multi-million pound regeneration plan is under way in what was once part of the city's industrial heartland.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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