Definition
The central or most important region of a country, usually rural; the core area that represents the heart or essence of something.
Etymology
Compound of 'heart' and 'land,' created in the 1800s to describe central geographic regions. The metaphor of 'heart' as center was applied to map the nation's core territories.
Kelly Says
Geopoliticians use 'heartland theory' to suggest that whoever controls the geographical center of continents controls world power—it's a fascinating idea that maps and metaphors can literally shape political strategy.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሀገሪቱ ልብ
ha-ge-ri-tu leb
ARالعربية
قلب الأرض
qalb al-ard
BNবাংলা
হৃদয়ের ভূমি
hṛdayer bhumi
CACatalà
cor del país
kor del país
CSČeština
srdeční země
srde-cni zem-e
DADansk
landets hjerte
lan-dets hjer-te
DEDeutsch
Kernland
kern-land
ELΕλληνικά
κέντρο της χώρας
ken-tro tis chō-ras
ESEspañol
interior
in-te-ri-or
FAفارسی
دل سرزمین
dil se-r-ze-min
FISuomi
maan sydän
maan sy-dän
FRFrançais
cœur de pays
kœʁ də pe
GUGU
ગુજરાતનું હૃદય
gu-ja-ra-t-nu hṛdaya
HAHA
cikin gida
ci-kin gi-da
HEעברית
ליבו של הארץ
li-vo shel ha-aretz
HIहिन्दी
देश का दिल
desh ka dil
HUMagyar
ország szíve
o-rá-sz szíve
IDBahasa Indonesia
pusat tanah air
pu-sat ta-nah air
ITItaliano
cuore della nazione
kwo-re della na-zio-ne
KKKK
орталық жер
orta-lyq jer
MRMR
देशाचा हृदय
de-sha-cha hṛdaya
MSBahasa Melayu
pusat tanah air
pu-sat ta-nah air
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူ နေရာ
pyi-thu ne-ya
NLNederlands
kern van het land
kern van het land
NONorsk
landets hjerte
lan-dets hjer-te
PAPA
देश دا دلی
desh da dili
PLPolski
serce kraju
serce kra-ju
PTPortuguês
interior do país
in-te-ri-or do pai-s
RORomână
inima țării
in-i-ma țării
RUРусский
сердце страны
serdtse strany
SVSvenska
landets hjärta
lan-dets hjär-ta
SWKiswahili
kito cha nchi
ki-to cha n-chi
TAதமிழ்
நாட்டின் இதயம்
naat-tin i-tha-yam
TEతెలుగు
దేశం హృదయం
de-sham hṛdaya-m
THไทย
แผ่นดินใจกลาง
phaen-din jai-glang
TLTL
pusod ng bayan
pu-sod ng ba-yan
TRTürkçe
iç Anadolu
iç an-a-to-li-ya
UKУкраїнська
серце країни
serce kra-yi-ni
URاردو
دل کا مرکز
dil ka markaz
VITiếng Việt
lòng đất nước
long dat nuoc
ZUZU
ingqayizive
in-g-qa-yi-zi-ve