lebensraum
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Lebensraum¹
- /ˈleɪbənzˌɹaʊm/ UK
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from German Lebensraum (literally “living space”).
proper noun
- an empire in the form of overseas colonies, in imitation of contemporary powers such as Britain and France.
- a Großdeutschland obtained through Endoeuropean expansion, usually with a focus upon Drang nach Osten, and varying in its scope from the comparatively modest annexation of the Polish Border Strip to overlordship of the European continent by the conquest of Russian lands as far as the Urals. The title of this article evokes memories of the beginning of World War II and reveals one method dictators use to increase their power. In China’s case, Xi Jinping’s Anschluss of Hong Kong in June 2020 fits nicely with the way Hitler began his initial European expansion strategy, called Lebensraum
lebensraum²
Where it comes from
A generalised use of Lebensraum.
noun lebensräume
- Hitherto unoccupied “living space” claimed as one’s rightful domain. Geographers accepted this enlarged meaning of the term and spoke readily of geographical Räume and Lebensräume of peoples, even in cases where no real three-dimensional distribution was implied.
Translations
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noun living space
| 中文 | 生存空間 /生存空间 shēngcún kōngjiān |
|---|---|
| Português | Lebensraum |
| Français | espace vital |
| Deutsch | Lebensraum |
| Italiano | spazio vitale |
| Русский | жи́зненное простра́нство žíznennoje prostránstvo, ле́бенсра́ум lébensráum |
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title = {lebensraum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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