Lebensraum Definition
- living space
(in German history from the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth Centuries) Territories considered appropriate for German annexation, regarded as vital for the natural flourishing of the German race:
Other Word Forms of Lebensraum
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Origin of Lebensraum
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German Lebens genitive sing. of Leben life (from Middle High German) (from Old High German lebēn leip- in Indo-European roots) Raum space (from Middle High German roum) (from Old High German rūm reuə- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the German Lebensraum (“living space"), from Lebens (“of life") (the genitive of Leben (“life")) + Raum (“space").
From Wiktionary
A generalised use of Lebensraum.
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