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Lager

Pronunciation: /ˈlaːɡɐ/

“Lager” is a German word. Its 9 meanings in English:

noun

  1. place where one sleeps, such as a bed or a spot in a barn, etc.
  2. lair of an animal (but not usually underground, for which Bau)
  3. camp (accommodation of tents or quickly built houses)
  4. army, especially but not exclusively when encamped
  5. camp, party (group of people sharing some interest or opinion)
  6. stock; storage; warehouse; depot; repository (building or room used for keeping goods)
  7. measure (of some resource)
  8. bearing

adjective

  1. of Lage

Etymology

From Middle High German lëger, from Old High German lëgar, from Proto-West Germanic *legr. Cognate with Dutch leger, Middle Low German lēger, English lair, Danish lejr, Norwegian Bokmål leir, Swedish läger (“place to sleep”) and lager (“storage, stock”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍃 (ligrs). The modern form with -a- is of East Central German origin, apparently due to influence by the related word Lage. The…

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