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stalag

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈstælæɡ/, German: /ˈʃtalak/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stal′əg; Ger. shtä′läk)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sta•lag  (stal′əg; Ger. shtä′läk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Military, World Historya World War II German military camp housing prisoners of war of enlisted ranks.
  • German, short for Sta(mm)lag(er), equivalent. to Stamm cadre, main body + Lager camp
  • 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stalag /ˈstælæɡ; German: ˈʃtalak/ n
  1. a German prisoner-of-war camp in World War II, esp for noncommissioned officers and other ranks
Etymology: short for Stammlager base camp, from Stamm base (related to stem1) + Lager camp
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