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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence;
- Example: "the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe"

2. a box for holding tinder; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tinderbox
    n 1: a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a
         potential source of violence; "the Balkans are the
         tinderbox of Europe"
    2: a box for holding tinder