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breeding ground
The definition of a breeding ground is a location, area, or conditions under which something is likely to develop or multiply.
(noun)An example of a breeding ground is a dirty, filthy room with food left out so that bacteria was very likely to grow on it.
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See breeding ground in Webster's New World College Dictionary
- a place where many animals of a specified kind breed: swamps are breeding grounds for mosquitoes
- a place, condition, etc. that fosters some activity, idea, etc.
See breeding ground in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A place where animals breed.
- A place or set of circumstances that encourages the development of certain ideas or conditions: a laboratory that is a breeding ground for new inventions.
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