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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɑːɡə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lä′gər)

laa•ger (lä′gər),USA pronunciation [South African.]
n.

British Termsa camp or encampment, esp. within a protective circle of wagons.

v.t., v.i.

British Termsto arrange or encamp in a laager.

Also, lager.

Afrikaans laer, earlier lager; cognate with German Lager camp. See lair¹
1840–50

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laager, lager /ˈlɑːɡə/ n

(in Africa) a camp, esp one defended by a circular formation of wagons
a place where armoured vehicles are parked

to form (wagons) into a laager
(transitive) to park (armoured vehicles) in a laager

Etymology: 19th Century: from Afrikaans lager, via German from Old High German legar bed, lair

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