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Territories considered appropriate for German habitation, regarded as vital for the natural flourishing of the German race:
an empire in the form of overseas colonies, in imitation of contemporary powers such as Britain and France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Territories considered appropriate for German habitation, regarded as vital for the natural flourishing of the German race:
a Großdeutschland obtained through Endoeuropean expansion, usually with a focus upon Drang nach Osten, and varying in its scope from the comparatively modest annexation of the Polish Border Strip to overlordship of the European continent by the conquest of Russian lands as far as the Urals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Nazism
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noun
Hitherto unoccupied “living space” claimed as one’s rightful domain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: living space
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Broader terms: room, way, elbow room
History
Unadapted borrowing from German Lebensraum (literally “living space”).
A generalised use of Lebensraum.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
