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Mar 2, 2011
This week's themeWords borrowed from German This week's words sitzfleisch ersatz lebensraum diktat schwarmerei Make a gift that keeps on giving, all year long A gift subscription of AWAD It takes less than a minute. 
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PRONUNCIATION:
(LAY-behns-roum)
MEANING:
noun:
Space required for living, growth, and development.
ETYMOLOGY:
From German Lebensraum (living space), from Leben (life) + Raum (space).
Earliest documented use: 1905.
NOTES:
The word became well-known after its association with Hitler and his
policy of expansion into eastern Europe. He claimed that additional living
space was needed for Germany's continued existence and economic development.
USAGE:
"As for Turkey, after 1974, she created a Lebensraum in the north for the
Turkish Cypriots and her settlers."Murat Metin Hakki; Property Wars in Cyprus; Cyprus Mail (Nicosia); Mar 7, 2010. See more usage examples of lebensraum in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. The last is much the worst. -Oscar Wilde, writer (1854-1900)
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