heart·land 
(härtlănd′)
(härtlănd′)n.
A central region, especially one that is politically, economically, or militarily vital to a nation, region, or culture.
- counterrevolutionary
- counterrevolutionist
- countershading
- countershaft
- countersign
- countersignature
- countersink
- counterspy
- counterstain
- countersue
- countersuit
- countersunk
- countertenor
- countertop
- countertrade
- countertrader
- countertransference
- countervail
- counterweigh
- counterweight
- counterweighted
- counterwoman
- countess
- count heads
- count heads/noses