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stalag
[ stal-uhg; German shtah-lahk ]
noun
- a World War II German military camp housing prisoners of war of enlisted ranks.
stalag
/ ˈʃtalak; ˈstælæɡ /
noun
- a German prisoner-of-war camp in World War II, esp for noncommissioned officers and other ranks
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stalag1
First recorded in 1940–45; from German, short for Sta(mm)lag(er), equivalent to Stamm “cadre, main body” + Lager “camp”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stalag1
short for Stammlager base camp, from Stamm base (related to stem 1) + Lager camp
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