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hotspot
noun(hot spot)a place of more than usual interest, activity, or popularity
hotspot
noun(hot spot)a place in the upper mantle of the earth at which hot magma from the lower mantle upwells to melt through the crust usually in the interior of a tectonic plate to form a volcanic feature; also : a place in the crust overlying a hot spot
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noun(hot spot)an area of political, military, or civil unrest usually considered dangerous