Reich Definition
Reich (rīk; GerrīH)
noun
- the Holy Roman Empire, regarded as the first German empire (First Reich)
- Germany or the German government; specif.,
- the German Empire from 1871 to 1919 (Second Reich)
- the German republic from 1919 to 1933 (Weimar Republic)
- the German fascist state under the Nazis from 1933 to 1945 (Third Reich)
Etymology: Ger < OHG rihhi, akin to OE rice, Goth reiki < IE base *reĝ-, to put in order, straight > right
Browse dictionary entries near Reich
- ‹ rehypothecation
- ‹ rehydrate
- ‹ Rehoboam
- ‹ Rehnquist
- ‹ reheat
- ‹ rehearse
- ‹ rehearsal
- ‹ rehearing
- ‹ rehear
- ‹ rehash
- reichsmark ›
- Reichstag ›
- reify ›
- reign ›
- Reign of Terror ›
- reigning ›
- reimburse ›
- reimbursed ›
- reimbursement ›
- reimpression ›

