noun
stalag
noun
1
A German prisoner-of-war camp, especially one from World War II.
"Her grandfather spent two years in a stalag after being captured in 1943."
How to Use Stalag
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA German POW camp, most often associated with World War II.
Word Forms
stalags plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Stalag, a shortened form of Stammlager ("main camp"), used for WWII POW camps.