breeding-ground
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breeding-ground
noun breeding-grounds · breeding ground
- A place or region where animals go to breed.
- A place or institution seen as creating large numbers of a stated thing, type of person, etc. Harris criticized the report's emphasis on enforcement, noting that, "Putting people in jail won't stop the virus from spreading." In fact, prisons are virtual breeding grounds for AIDS, due to lack of safer sex and safer drug use education, condoms and uncontaminated needles.
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noun place where animals breed
| Français | frayère |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Laichplatz, Brutstätte, Brutplatz |
| Ελληνικά | εκτροφείο ektrofeío |
| Русский | пито́мник pitómnik |
noun figuratively
| Español | semillero, caldo de cultivo |
|---|---|
| Français | vivier, pépinière |
| Deutsch | Brutstätte, Nährboden |
| Ελληνικά | εστία estía |
| Русский | пито́мник pitómnik, расса́дник rassádnik |
Talk about this word "breeding-ground." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/breeding-ground. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. breeding-ground. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/breeding-ground "breeding-ground." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/breeding-ground.Cite this
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title = {breeding-ground},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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