"breeding ground" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: breeding grounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} breeding ground (plural breeding grounds)
  1. Alternative form of breeding-ground Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: breeding-ground
    Sense id: en-breeding_ground-en-noun-vUgEZvF~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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