Definition of Living space

1. Noun. Space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding.

Exact synonyms: Lebensraum
Generic synonyms: Elbow Room, Room, Way

Lexicographical Neighbors of Living Space

living donors
living down
living fossil
living fossils
living granite
living hell
living impaired
living in poverty
living in sin
living language
living languages
living quarters
living rock
living room
living rooms
living space (current term)
living standard
living stone
living substance
living thing
living tissue
living together
living trust
living up
living wage
living will
living wills
livingly
livingness
livingnesses

Literary usage of Living space

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Patterns of Deprivation in the Soviet Union Under Brezhnev and Gorbachev by Mervyn Matthews (1989)
"Soviet sources usually quote figures for "general useful living space" and not "basic" living space as distinguished in the text. ..."

2. Multi-Language Glossary on Natural Disasters edited by Kenzo Toki (1994)
"In this sub-section isolating the living space from the crawlspace by sealing the floor between the two spaces will be discussed. ..."

3. Practical Shipbuilding: A Treatise on the Structural Design and Building of by A. Campbell Holms (1918)
"If the steam pipes passing from the boilers to the engine traverse a coal bunker or living space, they are enclosed in an iron ..."

4. Housing of the Elderly, 1991 (1994)
"How are variations in living space similar by income and household composition? Why? Discussions of living space center not only on the absolute amount of ..."

5. Gently with the Tides: The Best of Living Aboard by Michael L. Frankel (1990)
"On the water the dimensions of living space are not measured by inches or feet. ... The wind, on a willful pathway, can reduce my living space to almost ..."

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