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breeding-ground

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A place or region where animals go to breed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A place or institution seen as creating large numbers of a stated thing, type of person, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: agre — place where animals breed
  • Czech: líhniště — place where animals breed
  • Danish: legeplads — place where animals breed
  • Finnish: lisääntymisalue — place where animals breed
  • Finnish: soidinpaikka — place where animals breed
  • Finnish: kutupaikka — place where animals breed
  • French: frayère — place where animals breed
  • German: Laichplatz — place where animals breed
  • German: Brutstätte — place where animals breed
  • German: Brutplatz — place where animals breed
  • Greek: εκτροφείο (ektrofeío) — place where animals breed
  • Polish: lęgowisko — place where animals breed
  • Russian: пито́мник (pitómnik) — place where animals breed
  • Serbo-Croatian: uzgajalište — place where animals breed
  • Slovak: liahnisko — place where animals breed
  • Slovene: vzrejališče — place where animals breed
  • Swedish: lekplats — place where animals breed
  • Ukrainian: розплі́дник (rozplídnyk) — place where animals breed
  • Bulgarian: огнище (ognište) — figuratively
  • Catalan: planter — figuratively
  • Dutch: broedplaats — figuratively
  • Finnish: kasvualusta — figuratively
  • French: vivier — figuratively
  • French: pépinière — figuratively
  • German: Brutstätte — figuratively
  • German: Nährboden — figuratively
  • Greek: εστία (estía) — figuratively
  • Latin: sēminārium — figuratively
  • Polish: podatny grunt — figuratively
  • Russian: пито́мник (pitómnik) — figuratively
  • Russian: расса́дник (rassádnik) — figuratively
  • Spanish: semillero — figuratively
  • Spanish: caldo de cultivo — figuratively
  • Swedish: grogrund — figuratively