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heart·land (härt′land′)

noun

a geographically central area having crucial economic, political, or strategic importance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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