heartland
Example Sentences
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The succession of dynastic governments that ruled over China’s heartland were sometimes ethnically Han, and sometimes northerners—Mongols and Manchus especially—who ruled empires now referred to as “Chinese.”
The Alawites are a sect that originated in Shia Islam, with their heartland on Syria's Mediterranean coast.
From BBC
Sam Fender, “People Watching” A pint hoisted in the heartland.
From Los Angeles Times
At the brightly lit factory in the southern industrial heartland of Guangzhou, logistics robots zip around ferrying unfinished parts.
From Barron's
This part of the country is the heartland of the Shia Muslim community, and for decades has been under the sway of Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia militia and political party.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.