"hive of activity" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-hive of activity.ogg [Australia] Forms: hives of activity [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|hives of activity}} hive of activity (plural hives of activity)
  1. (idiomatic) A very busy place. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: hive of industry Translations (very busy place): muurahaispesä (english: anthill) (Finnish), viavai [masculine] (Italian), andirivieni [masculine] (Italian), porto di mare [masculine] (Italian), whare mahi (Maori)
    Sense id: en-hive_of_activity-en-noun-vkgbB-Ql Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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