red dot
n.— «Gesturing across the wood-paneled office, he points to a relief map of Indonesia and the surrounding region mounted on the far wall. “It’s OK with me, but there are 211 million people (in Indonesia),” he says. “Look at that map. All the green (area) is Indonesia. And that red dot is Singapore. Look at that.”» —“Singapore Strains/Habibie -2: Complains Of Timing Of Note” Dow Jones International News Aug. 3, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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