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noun (often lowercase)
1.
additional territory considered by a nation, especially Nazi Germany, to be necessary for national survival or for the expansion of trade.
2.
any additional space needed in order to act, function, etc.
Origin:
1900–05; < German: living space
1900–05; < German: living space
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Lebensraum
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Word Origin & History
lebensraum
"territory needed for a nation's or people's natural development," 1905, from Ger. gen. of leben "life" + raum "space."
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