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stalag definition

sta·lag (s̸htä′läk; E stä′läg)

noun

a German prisoner-of-war camp, esp. in WWII

Etymology: Ger < sta(mm)lag(er) < stamm, a base, lit., stem + lager, a camp: see lair

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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