English Explanatory Dictionary

Reich

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government.
  2. The Third Reich; Nazi Germany.
  3. Any empire, especially one that is imperialist, tyrannical, and/or racist.
name
  1. A surname from German.
  2. A municipality in Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Reich

Etymology

Borrowed from German Reich (“empire, realm”). Doublet of Raj.

Related words

First Reich Second Reich Third Reich Fourth Reich Turd Reich Holy Roman Empire Weimar Republic

Derived words

copyreich Reichian Reichism reichtard reich-wing
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