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leefgebied.

habitat, territory (of an individual or population of animals or other organisms), area of distribution (of an entire (sub)species or higher taxon)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈleːf.xəˌbit/
  1. habitat, territory (of an individual or population of animals or other organisms), area of distribution (of an entire (sub)species or higher taxon)

    neuter
  2. residential area

    neuter
  3. living space (in a building, of a family or of an individual)

    neuter · uncommon
  4. lebensraum

    dated · historical · neuter
Where this word comes from

Compound of leven + gebied. First attested in 1905. Rare for a long time, but with a spike in attestations during World War II translating German Lebensraum, only becoming common around the 1960s.

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