lebensräume

UK/ˈleɪbənzɹɔɪmə/

A form of lebensraum — Hitherto unoccupied “living space” claimed as one’s rightful domain.

OriginGerman Lebensräume →
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of lebensraum

Origin

  1. GermanLebensräume“living spaces”
  2. Englishlebensräume

From the German Lebensräume (“living spaces”), from Lebens + Räume (the plural of Raum); compare Lebensraum.

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APA

lebensräume. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lebensr%C3%A4ume

MLA

“lebensräume.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lebensr%C3%A4ume. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lebensräume,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lebensr%C3%A4ume.

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