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Le⋅bens⋅raum

  [ley-buhns-roum, -buhnz-]
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–noun (often lowercase)
1. additional territory considered by a nation, esp. 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; < G: living space
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le·bens·raum   (lā'bəns-roum')   
n.  

  1. Additional territory deemed necessary to a nation, especially Nazi Germany, for its continued existence or economic well-being.

  2. Adequate space in which to live, develop, or function.


[German : Lebens, genitive sing. of Leben, life (from Middle High German, from Old High German lebēn; see leip- in Indo-European roots) + Raum, space (from Middle High German roum, from Old High German rūm; see reuə- in Indo-European roots).]
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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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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