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The world wants India to remain an import-based economy. Then India can be a dumping ground where gold can be dumped and other commodities such as oil and gas. They look at India as a huge market.
Anil Agarwal

Meaning of "dumping ground" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DUMPING GROUND

dumping ground  [ˈdʌmpɪŋ ɡraʊnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUMPING GROUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dumping 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 DUMPING GROUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dumping ground in the English dictionary

The definition of dumping ground in the dictionary is somewhere where people send large quantities of something unwanted.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DUMPING 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 DUMPING GROUND

dump orbit
dump truck
dumpcart
dumper
dumper truck
dumpier
dumpiest
dumpily
dumpiness
dumping
dumpish
dumpishly
dumpishness
dumple
dumpling
dumps
dumpsite
Dumpster
dumpster diving
dumpy

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUMPING 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 dumping ground in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dumping ground» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUMPING GROUND

Find out the translation of dumping ground to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dumping 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 «dumping ground» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

垃圾场
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vertedero
570 millions of speakers

English

dumping ground
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डंपिंग ग्राउंड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكبا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свалкой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lixeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ স্বরে পড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dépotoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanah lambakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abladeplatz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴミ捨て場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쓰레기 장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbuwang lemah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đất bán phá giá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தரையிறங்கியது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डंपिंग ग्राउंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çöplük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

discarica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysypiskiem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звалищем
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

groapă de gunoi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χωματερή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stortingsterrein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dumpningsplats
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dumpingplass
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dumping ground

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUMPING GROUND»

The term «dumping ground» is regularly used and occupies the 104.542 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUMPING GROUND» OVER TIME

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

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4 QUOTES WITH «DUMPING GROUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dumping ground.
1
Anil Agarwal
The world wants India to remain an import-based economy. Then India can be a dumping ground where gold can be dumped and other commodities such as oil and gas. They look at India as a huge market.
2
Christopher Hitchens
My own view is that this planet is used as a penal colony, lunatic asylum and dumping ground by a superior civilisation, to get rid of the undesirable and unfit. I can't prove it, but you can't disprove it either.
3
Paul Hoffman
If he had listened to some of his advisors and had tried to make the Marshall Plan a political dumping ground for unqualified politicians, it couldn't have been a success.
4
Cecil Rhodes
We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is available from the natives of the colonies. The colonies would also provide a dumping ground for the surplus goods produced in our factories.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUMPING GROUND»

Discover the use of dumping ground in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dumping ground and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Global dumping ground: the international traffic in ...
Examines the indiscriminate disposal of toxic waste worldwide
Bill D. Moyers, Center for Investigative Reporting (U.S.), 1990
2
A Dumping Ground: A History of the Cherbourg Settlement
A Dumping Ground illustrates an Aboriginal reserve's evolution under government practise, and explores the dynamics of cultural resilience through the generations.
Thom Blake, 2001
3
The Dumping Ground
is the author of The Dumping Ground. He is a multi-talented science fiction novelist and screenwriter currently living in Los Angeles, California. John co- wrote the original screenplay version of The Dumping Ground, with his screenwriting ...
John Jacob Ice, 2006
4
Rethinking Professional Issues in Special Education
Conceived in the progressive era as a humanitarian measure and as a way to relieve classroom teachers of bothersome pupils, special education has inherited a "dumping ground" role within public schooling (Franklin, 1989, 1994; Lazerson,  ...
James L. Paul, 2002
5
Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Indian Desert
Table 7.6 Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) populations observed in the Great Indian Thar Desert (CAZRI Central Arid Zone Research Institute, KVK Krishi Vigyan Kendra, MCDG municipal dumping ground; KV King vulture) 7.4 ...
C. Sivaperuman, Qaiser H. Baqri, G. Ramaswamy, 2008
6
Conversations with Mexican American Writers: Languages and ...
Added to that is the fact that the border really is and has been a dumping ground for both countries. The people who have traditionally come to the United States and are still doing it, not legally, are the people that Mexico doesn't give a damn ...
Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak, Nancy Sullivan, 2009
7
Abominations
A collection of short horror fiction from Rebecca Brock.
Rebecca Brock, 2007
8
Dumping and Mining
However, man is also making use of the ocean in another less attractive way—as a dumping ground for his garbage and chemical wastes. Because the Gulf of Mexico receives runoff and wastes from about twothirds of the continental U.S.A.,  ...
Richard A. Geyer, Geyer, C, 1981
9
The Prison: Policy and Practice
discipline" (Kropotkin 1887, pp. 319-26). Historians have suggested that the benevolent claims of the designers of the penitentiary really masked hostility to lower-class groups and a desire to provide a dumping ground for social undesirables.
Gordon Hawkins, 1976
10
Four
“If you are looking for a missing kid, you should try checking the Dumping Ground .” “The Dumping Ground? What is that?” LaShawn asked. “It's the place where all of the kids who don't make it out on the streets get taken and dumped.” “What is ...
Karen L. Simpson, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUMPING GROUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dumping ground is used in the context of the following news items.
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Golf must be careful of taking moral high ground against Donald …
... that “tremendous infectious disease is pouring across the border” and that the “United States has become a dumping ground for Mexico”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Duluth parks department tackles vandalism, dumping
The question is how the city can help people who can't afford a hauler and instead turn to Duluth's parks as a garbage dumping ground, she ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Swarens: One cool thing Indy can learn from Cincinnati
Worse, for decades, the river was a dumping ground. A place where much of the nastiness of urban living, including tons of raw sewage, was ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
4
Superfund beach: California city seeks cleaner coast after toxic history
Ormond Beach – located in the town of Oxnard – was also a dumping ground for toxic waste. For 40 years, Halaco Engineering operated a ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
5
Donald Trump Strikes a Nerve
... announcement of his GOP presidential candidacy, said: “The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems. … When ... «Patriot Post, Jul 15»
6
Plastic Fantastic: Fishnets never looked so takkie
Staring out at the ocean, watching the waves crash on the shore, most people are not aware that they are looking at the dumping ground of ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
7
State liquor monopoly: costly, unfriendly, political
And wineries use Pennsylvania as a dumping ground for their lesser quality wines, or when they need some extra cash to manage their cash ... «The Intelligencer, Jul 15»
8
Getting The Biggest Best Bang For Your Buck in FPL
It seems this price range is the dumping ground for back-up players for big clubs who are sure not to get many minutes, but have their price ... «Fantasy Football Scout, Jul 15»
9
Arunachal Pradesh amendment bill passed
Terming government schools as dumping ground Congress member Nyamar Karbak said that even children of ST were not sent to such ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
10
Sneed exclusive: Spike Lee to judge peace photography contest
He said “many fabulous people” come from Mexico and the U.S. is better for them, but this country is “a dumping ground for Mexico.”. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»

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