Heartland vs Hinterland - What's the difference?
heartland | hinterland |
The central part of a region defined by geographical or non-geographical criteria.
The part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole.
The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.
A remote or undeveloped area, a backwater.
(figuratively) That which is unknown or unexplored about someone.
(figuratively) Anything vague or ill-defined, especially one that is ill understood.
* 2007 , Lesley Jeffries,
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As nouns the difference between heartland and hinterland
is that heartland is the central part of a region defined by geographical or non-geographical criteria while hinterland is the land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.heartland
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(en noun)- It was in the heartland of the French wine growing areas.
- The home counties are the Conservative heartland .
hinterland
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(wikipedia hinterland) (en noun)Textual Construction of the Female Body, abstract
- This approach utilizes concepts such as naming, describing, contrasting and equating to access the hinterland between structure and meaning, and to map out the subtle ways in which texts can naturalise the ideology of the perfect female form.