Etymology

stalag

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Today it means: A German prisoner-of-war camp, especially in World War II. Full definition →

German Stalag
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  1. German · borrowed fromStalag“POW camp”
  2. English todaystalag

Borrowed from German Stalag (“POW camp”).

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