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Wondering how to use Lebensraum in a sentence? Below are 9 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as room or way.

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Lebensraum in a sentence

Lebensraum meaning

  1. Territories considered appropriate for German habitation, regarded as vital for the natural flourishing of the German race:
  2. an empire in the form of overseas colonies, in imitation of contemporary powers such as Britain and France.

Synonyms of Lebensraum

living space room way elbow room

Related words

Other words often associated with Lebensraum or its synonyms:

position opportunity path implementation dwell property status gathering mode journey area inhabit

Using Lebensraum

  • The main meaning on this page is: Territories considered appropriate for German habitation, regarded as vital for the natural flourishing of the German race: | an empire in the form of overseas colonies, in imitation of contemporary powers such as Britain and France. | Territories considered appropriate for German habitation, regarded as vital for the natural flourishing of the German race:
  • Useful related words include: living space, room, way, elbow room.
  • In the example corpus, lebensraum often appears in combinations such as: lebensraum in, of lebensraum.

Context around Lebensraum

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

478 1× needed 1×

Often after:

living 1× issue 1× southward 1×

Sentence patterns with Lebensraum

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cause of lebensraum and in 1× directing its lebensraum southward 1× expanding our lebensraum in the 1× germans needed lebensraum in the 1× germany s lebensraum 1× in their lebensraum would not 1× part of lebensraum 1× pg 478 lebensraum in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as laid out 1× at the same 1× hitler publicly claimed 1× mein kampf munich 1× todd 2004 23 1× unlike the western 1×

Common sentence endings:

concessions to germany 1× germany s lebensraum 1× its lebensraum southward 1× its western allies 1× not represent them 1× part of lebensraum 1×

Words around Lebensraum

Just before it in the word index:

lebensphilosophie 2 lebensansichten 2 leben 23 lebell 4 lebel 17 lebedeva 5

Just after it in the word index:

lebenswelt 2 lebenthal 3 lebeouf 8 leber 8 leberl 3 lebesgue 51

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Lebensraum

  • In this selection, "lebensraum" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 31.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 478, needed, living, issue and southward stand out and add context to how "lebensraum" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cause of lebensraum and in and directing its lebensraum southward. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lebensraum" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lebensraum

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

So, I can’t compare the illegal expansion of Israel into Palestinian lands with Nazi Germany’s lebensraum? (18 words)

Todd (2004) 23 If the Bastarnae were nomadic, then the sedentary "cultures" identified by archaeologists in their lebensraum would not represent them. (22 words)

Hitler publicly claimed that Germany wanted to settle the lebensraum issue peacefully through diplomatic negotiations that would require other powers to make concessions to Germany. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

At the same time however Germany did prepare for war in the cause of lebensraum, and in the late 1930s Hitler emphasized the need for a military build-up to prepare for a potential clash between the peoples of Germany and the Soviet Union. (44 words)

For us it is a matter of expanding our Lebensraum in the east", adding that there will be no repeat of the Czech situation, and Germany will attack Poland at first opportunity, after isolating the country from its Western Allies. (40 words)

Mein Kampf (Munich: Franz Eher Nachfolger, 1930), pg 478 Lebensraum In the chapter "Eastern Orientation or Eastern Policy", Hitler argued that the Germans needed Lebensraum in the East, a "historic destiny" that would properly nurture the German people. (38 words)

Question examples

So, I can’t compare the illegal expansion of Israel into Palestinian lands with Nazi Germany’s lebensraum? (18 words)

Example sentences (9)

Mein Kampf (Munich: Franz Eher Nachfolger, 1930), pg 478 Lebensraum In the chapter "Eastern Orientation or Eastern Policy", Hitler argued that the Germans needed Lebensraum in the East, a "historic destiny" that would properly nurture the German people.

So, I can’t compare the illegal expansion of Israel into Palestinian lands with Nazi Germany’s lebensraum?

As laid out in the General Plan for the East, the aim was to enslave, expel or exterminate the native population and to make Lebensraum ("living space") for Volksdeutsche (ethnic Germans).

At the same time however Germany did prepare for war in the cause of lebensraum, and in the late 1930s Hitler emphasized the need for a military build-up to prepare for a potential clash between the peoples of Germany and the Soviet Union.

For us it is a matter of expanding our Lebensraum in the east", adding that there will be no repeat of the Czech situation, and Germany will attack Poland at first opportunity, after isolating the country from its Western Allies.

Hitler publicly claimed that Germany wanted to settle the lebensraum issue peacefully through diplomatic negotiations that would require other powers to make concessions to Germany.

Pp. 53, 61. After the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was signed, in 1940 when Molotov arrived in Berlin on a diplomatic visit during which Ribbentrop stated that Germany was directing its lebensraum southward.

Todd (2004) 23 If the Bastarnae were nomadic, then the sedentary "cultures" identified by archaeologists in their lebensraum would not represent them.

Unlike the western Reichskommissariats that sought the incorporation of their majority Germanic peoples, Ostland were designed for settlement by Germans who would displace the non-Germanic majority living there, as part of lebensraum.

Common combinations with lebensraum

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • lebensraum in 3×
  • of lebensraum 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lebensraum" in a sentence?
An example: "Mein Kampf (Munich: Franz Eher Nachfolger, 1930), pg 478 Lebensraum In the chapter "Eastern Orientation or Eastern Policy", Hitler argued that the Germans needed Lebensraum in the East, a "historic destiny" that would properly nurture the German people." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "lebensraum" from authentic English texts.
What does "lebensraum" mean?
Lebensraum means: Territories considered appropriate for German habitation, regarded as vital for the natural flourishing of the German race:
What are synonyms of "lebensraum"?
Common synonyms of "lebensraum" include: living space, room, way, elbow room.
How many example sentences with "lebensraum" are there?
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