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Meaning of "breeding ground" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BREEDING GROUND

breeding ground  [ˈbriːdɪŋ ɡraʊnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREEDING GROUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Breeding ground is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BREEDING GROUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

breeding ground

Habitat

A habitat is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal, plant, or other type of organism. It is the natural environment in which an organism lives, or the physical environment that surrounds a species population. A habitat is made up of physical factors such as soil, moisture, range of temperature, and availability of light as well as biotic factors such as the availability of food and the presence of predators. A habitat is not necessarily a geographic area—for a parasitic organism it is the body of its host or even a cell within the host's body.

Definition of breeding ground in the English dictionary

The definition of breeding ground in the dictionary is a place or situation that favours the development of sth. Other definition of breeding ground is a place or area that enables a certain kind of organism to multiply.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BREEDING GROUND


above-ground
əˌbʌvˈɡraʊnd
aground
əˈɡraʊnd
air-to-ground
ˈɛətəˌɡraʊnd
around
əˈraʊnd
background
ˈbækˌɡraʊnd
battleground
ˈbætəlɡraʊnd
belowground
bɪˈləʊˌɡraʊnd
campground
ˈkæmpɡraʊnd
fairground
ˈfɛəˌɡraʊnd
foreground
ˈfɔːˌɡraʊnd
ground
ɡraʊnd
ground-to-ground
ˌɡraʊndtəˈɡraʊnd
inground
ɪnˈɡraʊnd
overground
ˈəʊvəˌɡraʊnd
playground
ˈpleɪˌɡraʊnd
round
raʊnd
showground
ˈʃəʊˌɡraʊnd
surround
səˈraʊnd
underground
ˈʌndəˌɡraʊnd
unground
ʌnˈɡraʊnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREEDING GROUND

breechclout
breeches
breeches buoy
breeching
breechless
breed
Breed´s Hill
breeder
breeder reactor
breeding
breeding pair
breeding season
breeding stock
breeks
breenge
breest
breeze
breeze block
breezeless
breezeway

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREEDING GROUND

above ground
all-around
all-round
all year round
all-year-round
bound
break new ground
fall to the ground
get around
get off the ground
go around
go round
in the round
into the ground
shop around
the high ground
the underground
thin on the ground
to the ground
workaround
year-round

Synonyms and antonyms of breeding ground in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «breeding ground» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREEDING GROUND

Find out the translation of breeding ground to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of breeding ground from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «breeding ground» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

温床
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caldo de cultivo
570 millions of speakers

English

breeding ground
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रजनन भूमि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أرضا خصبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рассадником
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terreno fértil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রজনন স্থল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terreau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tempat pembiakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nährboden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

繁殖地
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

번식지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Breeding lemah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nơi sinh sản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இனப்பெருக்கம் தரையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रजनन ग्राउंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üreme alanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

allevamento a terra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozmnażania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розсадником
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

teren de reproducere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γόνιμο έδαφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teelaarde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grogrund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grobunn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of breeding ground

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREEDING GROUND»

The term «breeding ground» is regularly used and occupies the 75.608 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREEDING GROUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about breeding ground

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10 QUOTES WITH «BREEDING GROUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word breeding ground.
1
Ken Auletta
If the Ivy League was the breeding ground for the elites of the American Century, Stanford is the farm system for Silicon Valley.
2
John Bevere
An offended heart is the breeding ground of deception.
3
Alice Cooper
The late sixties and early seventies were kind of a breeding ground for exciting new sounds because easy listening and folk were kind of taking over the airwaves. I think it was a natural next step to take that blissful, easy-going sound and strangle the life out of it.
4
Joe Dempsie
'Skins' had been a brilliant breeding ground for young actors, young directors and young writers. It was a safe environment to experiment; it tried new things, and it was an amazing time and amazing to be part of it.
5
Erin Duffy
When you have a couple hundred people in one huge space, that's gonna lead to jokes and it's a breeding ground for practical jokes and teasing.
6
Joschka Fischer
We were in opposition to the decision to go to war. But after the war happened, it was clear that you could not sit and look-there would be a breeding ground for terrorism or a new collapsed or failed state named Iraq!
7
Mary Garden
Research on child abuse suggests that religious beliefs can foster, encourage, and justify the abuse of children. When contempt for sex underlies teachings, this creates a breeding ground for abuse.
8
Mikhail Gorbachev
Political leaders still think things can be done through force, but that cannot solve terrorism. Backwardness is the breeding ground of terror, and that is what we have to fight.
9
Michael Harney
Even when I do roles that are really profoundly abusive, like, I would say, in 'Deadwood' - there's a guy who's a breeding ground for ignorance and hurtful behavior - the fact that people are so taken aback by that is a good thing because they're looking at themselves, and there's a part of me in there, too.
10
Caroline Knapp
Solitude is a breeding ground for idiosyncrasy, and I relish that about it, the way it liberates whim.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREEDING GROUND»

Discover the use of breeding ground in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to breeding ground and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Breeding Ground
Society rapidly gives way to terror when women start giving birth to carnivorous spider-like creatures.
Sarah Pinborough, 2011
2
Breeding Ground
Breeding Ground By Jaid Black Commander Alexandria Frazier headed up NASA's first deep-space mission to search for other habitable planets in distant galaxies.
Jaid Black, 2004
3
Breeding Ground: Afghanistan and the Origins of Islamist ...
How Afghanistan became, and may remain, a safe haven for terrorists
Deepak Tripathi, 2011
4
Breeding Ground
Deep in the dirty sewers of London there is a breeding ground.
Shaun Hutson, 1998
5
Breeding Ground
How Afghanistan became, and may remain, a safe haven for terrorists
Deepak Tripathi autofilled, 2011
6
Civil War Lexington, Kentucky: Bluegrass Breeding Ground of ...
Although no great Civil War battles were fought in Lexington, Kentucky, the city afforded some of the greatest military and political leaders on each side.
Joshua H. Leet, Karen M. Leet, 2011
7
The Breeding Ground
How surprising it was to hear the Holy Spirit say to me, "This is your breeding ground," while standing on the grounds of Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California.
Bevely Greenwood, 2009
8
The Breeding Ground
She decides to return to her childhood vacation home in the woods, which no one in her family has visited in years. This is where the story filled with mystery and terror begins.
B.L. Breininger, 2014
9
Feeding Ground
The spider creatures from Breeding Ground have begun to take over London.
Sarah Pinborough, 2009
10
He Healed Them All
CHAPTER 1 EXPECTANCY IS THE BREEDING GROUND FOR MIRACLES To expect something is one thing, to expect something and get it is another, because you can expect to get something and be disappointed. But with the Promises of ...
Eddie Scott, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREEDING GROUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term breeding ground is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bringing Broken-Windows Policing to Wall Street
... social control can make a neighborhood a breeding ground for serious crime,” wrote journalist Daniel Brook in a piece critical of the theory. «The Atlantic, Jul 15»
2
Is Reddit's Ellen Pao just too radical for Silicon Valley's unequal …
Reddit, as well as being a breeding ground for memes and gifs, has a reputation, sometimes hard to square with site users used to its different ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Eco-Friendly Mosquito Control
Store these items in the garage or turn them over to keep them from becoming a mosquito breeding ground. Even small containers hold ... «TAPinto.net, Jul 15»
4
Summer Breakout Prevention Tips — Clear Skin Like A Celebrity
The summer is perfect for hanging out with friends and swimming in the ocean, but it can also be a breeding ground for bacteria on your skin, ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
5
Swarming Mosquitos
... so far this year, has created a perfect breeding ground for the bugs. ... that normally wouldn't hold water and it's acting as a breeding ground." «MyWabashValley, Jul 15»
6
West Nile Virus Detected In Skokie
Homeowners should also empty anything around their homes containing standing water, which creates the perfect breeding ground for ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
7
As Yemen Collapses
Yemen has been a breeding ground for extremists, including Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the most lethal Qaeda affiliate. Its further ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
Ukraine Is a Mess, But It's Still No Greece
On the face of things, Ukraine's dire economic situation seems like a logical breeding ground for a Greek-style populist insurgency against ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
9
Has holy city become jihadist breeding ground?
When the so-called Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for last week's attack at the beach resort of Sousse in Tunisia, it celebrated the ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
10
Record rain creates breeding ground for mosquitoes
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — West Lafayette resident Rebecca Goodman said there have been some unwanted guests tagging along ... «wlfi.com, Jul 15»

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