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oflag

[awf-lahg, of-]
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noun
  1. a World War II German internment camp for war prisoners of officer rank.
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Origin of oflag

< German, for Of(fizier)lag(er) officer camp
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oflag

noun
  1. a German prisoner-of-war camp for officers in World War II
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Word Origin

German, short for Offizierslager officers' camp
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