lebensraum
noun
le·bens·raum
ˈlā-bənz-ˌrau̇m 
-bən(t)s-
often capitalized
1
: territory believed especially by Nazis to be necessary for national existence or economic self-sufficiency
2
: space required for life, growth, or activity
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The experience of German and Japanese expansion profoundly shaped the work of midcentury thinkers like Morgenthau, who insisted that the search for lebensraum reflected more general laws of international relations.
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Daniel Bessner, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
The real object of Hitler’s imperial ambitions was lebensraum (living space) for German-speakers in the Slavic lands.
—Michael F. Bishop, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022
This fit into the larger Nazi ideology of lebensraum, or living space, and a return to the heroic past.
—Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 31 Mar. 2017
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Daniel Bessner, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
The real object of Hitler’s imperial ambitions was lebensraum (living space) for German-speakers in the Slavic lands.
—Michael F. Bishop, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022
This fit into the larger Nazi ideology of lebensraum, or living space, and a return to the heroic past.
—Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 31 Mar. 2017
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“Lebensraum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lebensraum. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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