Lebensraum
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lebensraum
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.
a ''Großdeutschland'' obtained through Endoeuropean expansion, usually with a focus upon ''nach Osten|Drang nach Osten'', and varying in its scope from the comparatively modest annexation of the Border Strip|Polish Border Strip to overlordship of the European continent by the conquest of Russian lands as far as the Urals.
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