lebensraum

1. Newspaper articles assured the Soviets that the German Lebensraum did not encroach on Russian territory.
   报纸的文章向俄国人保证说，德国的生存空间不会扩张到俄国的领土。
2. With the development of TV industry, the local TV station's lebensraum become more and more small.
   随着中国电视发展格局的演变，地方电视台的生存空间越来越被压缩。

noun

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

   Synonym:    living space