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stalag

[ stal-uhg; German shtah-lahk ]

noun

  1. a World War II German military camp housing prisoners of war of enlisted ranks.


stalag

/ ˈstælæɡ; ˈʃtalak /

noun

  1. a German prisoner-of-war camp in World War II, esp for noncommissioned officers and other ranks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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