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Breeding Ground

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Noun

1. breeding ground

a place where animals breed

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Breeding Ground

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noun
1. 
a place or situation that favours the development of something
The system is, unsurprisingly, a breeding ground for corruption.
Flaws in the system have created a breeding ground for financial scandals.
London has become a breeding ground for terrorists.
Historically, St Benedict's is a breeding ground for talent.
2. 
a place or area that enables a certain kind of organism to multiply
Warm milk is the ideal breeding ground for bacteria.
workers whose vile living conditions were a breeding ground for germs
The stagnant pond is a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

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Breeding Ground

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1. 
a place where many animals of a specified kind breed
swamps are breeding grounds for mosquitoes
2. 
a place, condition, etc. that fosters some activity, idea, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Breeding Ground

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n.
1. A place where animals breed.
2. 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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