transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhärt-ˌland ]
noun
Date: 1904
: a central area: as
a. : a central land area (as northern Eurasia) having strategic advantages
b. : the central geographical region of the United States in which mainstream or traditional values predominate
c. : a region where something (as an industry or activity) most strongly thrives
the heartland of high technology