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sta⋅lag

  [stal-uhg; Ger. shtah-lahk]
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–noun
a World War II German military camp housing prisoners of war of enlisted ranks.
Origin:
1940–45; < G, short for Sta(mm)lag(er), equiv. to Stamm cadre, main body + Lager camp
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sta·lag   (stä'läg', stāl'āg')   
n.  A German prisoner of war camp for officers and enlisted personnel.

[German, short for Stammlager, base camp : Stamm, base, stem (from Middle High German stam, from Old High German; see stā- in Indo-European roots) + Lager, camp, bed (from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, bed, lair; see lager).]
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stalag 
Ger. POW camp, 1940, from Ger. Stalag, short for stammlager "main camp."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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