heartland

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Zona centrale o più importante di un paese, di un’attività, di una fede o di un movimento politico.

In inglese semplice: The central or most important area of a country, activity, belief, or political movement.

• They live in the country's heartland.
• The party lost seats in its traditional heartland.
• New factories brought jobs to the industrial heartland.

Come si usa: heartland of something (This region is the heartland of the country's farming industry.)

Sinonimi: core region

Espressioni comuni: industrial heartland, rural heartland, political heartland