testing ground

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testing ground - a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation; "the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories"; "Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism"

laboratory

region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"

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testing ground

n → Test- or Versuchsgebiet nt; (fig) → Versuchsfeld nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

testing ground

n → terreno di prova

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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