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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STALAG

Short for Stammlager base camp, from Stamm base (related to stem1) + Lager camp.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STALAG

stalag  [ˈstælæɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STALAG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stalag is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STALAG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

stalag

Stalag

In Germany, stalag was a term used for prisoner-of-war camps. Stalag is a contraction of "Stammlager", itself short for Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschafts-Stammlager.

Definition of stalag in the English dictionary

The definition of stalag in the dictionary is a German prisoner-of-war camp in World War II, esp for noncommissioned officers and other ranks.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STALAG


beflag
bɪˈflæɡ
blag
blæɡ
clag
klæɡ
cornflag
ˈkɔːnˌflæɡ
flag
flæɡ
graylag
ˈɡreɪˌlæɡ
greylag
ˈɡreɪˌlæɡ
Gulag
ˈɡuːlæɡ
lag
læɡ
reflag
riːˈflæɡ
rolag
ˈrəʊˌlæɡ
slag
slæɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STALAG

stalactic
stalactical
stalactiform
stalactital
stalactite
stalactited
stalactitic
stalactitical
stalactitically
stalactitiform
stalactitious
stalagmite
stalagmitic
stalagmitical
stalagmitically
stalagmometer
stale
stale bull
stalely
stalemate

WORDS THAT END LIKE STALAG

black flag
Blue Flag
chequered flag
corner flag
fly the flag
Green Flag
jet lag
national flag
oflag
rainbow flag
red flag
signal flag
strike the flag
sweet flag
the flag
the Red Flag
time-lag
Union flag
white flag
yellow flag

Synonyms and antonyms of stalag in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stalag» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STALAG

Find out the translation of stalag to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stalag from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stalag» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

战俘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

stalag
570 millions of speakers

English

stalag
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Stalag
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعسكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Шталаг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stalag
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stalag
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stalag
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stalag
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stalag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スタラグ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

stalag
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stalag
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Stalag
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கழுமரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टालॅग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stalag
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Stalag
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Stalag
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Шталаг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Stalag
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

stalag
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Stalag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stalag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Stalag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stalag

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STALAG»

The term «stalag» is regularly used and occupies the 97.672 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STALAG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stalag» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stalag» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stalag

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STALAG»

Discover the use of stalag in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stalag and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stalag 17
Wilder's mordant humor and misanthropy percolate throughout this bitter story of egoism, class conflict, and betrayal. As in a well-constructed murder mystery, the incriminating evidence points to the wrong man.
Billy Wilder, 1999
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Survival at Stalag IVB: Soldiers and Airmen Remember ...
The work is based on the firsthand experiences of the author and contributionsfrom other veterans of the camp"--Provided by publisher.
Tony Vercoe, 2006
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Lone Star Stalag: German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne
The dramatic recounting of the murder and the ensuing investigation illustrate much about the underlying political tensions of camp existence. This book makes a unique and notable contribution to Texas history.
Michael R. Waters, 2006
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The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III: The Full Story of How ...
This is the incredible story of these brave men who broke free from the supposedly impenetrable barbed wire and watchtowers of Stalag Luft III -- and who played an important role in Allied intelligence operations within occupied Europe.
Tim Carroll, 2010
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Stalag 17: Comedy Melodrama in Three Acts
The 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
Donald Bevan, 1979
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Thirty Three Months as a POW in Stalag Luft III
General A.P. Clark shares how he created an elaborate escape organization while serving as a senior ranking officer at Stalag Luft III, a German prisoner of war camp, during World War II.
Albert Patton Clark, 2005
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ZEMKES STALAG
Recounts a fighter pilot's experiences as a German prisoner of war
‎1991
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Hell's Belle: From a B-17 to Stalag 17B; Based on the ...
RANDALL L. RASMUSSEN, M.D. used his father’s memoirs, “From a B-17 to Stalag 17B,” as the basis for this book.
Randall L. Rasmussen, 2011
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Stalag Australia: German Prisoners of War in Australia
Stalag Australia reconstructs the story of German prisoners of war interred in remote bushland camps during world war 2.
Barbara Winter, 1986
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Stalag Luft III: The Secret Story
In Stalag Luft III: The Secret Story, Arthur A. Durand offers the first comprehensive historical examination of what camp life was actually like, from the mundane drudgery of the prisoners' daily lives to their harrowing struggle for ...
Arthur A. Durand, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STALAG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stalag is used in the context of the following news items.
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Speaking to Survivors Of Stalag XI-B
More than 12,000 captives experienced the harsh conditions of Stalag XI-B at Fallingbostel. Only a few of the former prisoners survive, but as Rob Olver reports, ... «Forces TV, May 15»
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Still in Control: An Interview with Stalag 13's Ron Baird
Stalag bare the interesting mark of being a band that formed in the intermediate stage when Hardcore Punk established itself outside of the Southern California ... «Noisey, May 15»
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Cartoons by Stalag Luft III prisoner up for sale at WW2 memorabilia …
The paintings show how PoWs at Stalag Luft III, a Luftwaffe-run camp near the town of Sagan, 100miles southeast of Berlin, plotted the famous Great Escape of ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
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LISTEN: Escape From Stalag Luft III
In 1943 three men came up with an ingenious plan to escape from the seemingly escape-proof Stalag Luft III prison camp in Germany. By Futility Closet ... «Boing Boing, Apr 15»
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Nearly 70 years later, Stalag 17 survivor is honored
From there they were transported to the Stalag 17-B prison camp in Austria, a former concentration camp that became a POW camp when more Allied troops ... «NorthJersey.com, Feb 15»
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Artist Yael Bartana taps into Jewish-Diaspora zeitgeist
Yael Bartana poses as Leni Riefenstahl in her self-portrait, 'Stalag.' Photo by Petzel Gallery New York. Perhaps the boldest image in Yael Bartana's bracing new ... «Haaretz, Feb 15»
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Remains of Soviet, Italian stalag internees unearthed in Poland
PRZEMYSL, POLAND – Anastasia carefully digs through the earth with her trowel. Bit by bit, a human skeleton emerges, piled on top of more bones. «The Japan Times, Dec 14»
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Stalag Luft survivor Bill, still golf mad at 95, tees off new £3m course
A PARATROOPER who faced down Nazi Panzer tanks and survived the infamous Stalag Luft prisoner-of-war camp has fired the first shot at a new £3m golf ... «The Northern Echo, Sep 14»
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KINDNESS: The tunic
A photo of retired RAF Flt Lt Don Edy, second from left with a group of fellow prisoners in room 11, block 123 of German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III taken ... «London Free Press, Jul 14»
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Remembering “The Great Escape,” 70 Years Ago
Items relating to the 1944 POW escape from Stalag Luft III on display at ... 30 feet below the oblivious Nazi guards patrolling the Stalag Luft III camp, which held ... «History, Mar 14»

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