Definition of "living space" [living space]

• Space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The kitchen, she recalled vaguely, was at the far end of that huge open living space …."
• "“All I hoped,” Lu Manli sighs, “was that my husband will just someday make money, and our living standard would be higher, and our living space would be better.”"