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Reich

(rīk; GerrīH)

noun

the Holy Roman Empire, regarded as the first German empire ()
Germany or the German government; specif.,
1. the German Empire from 1871 to 1919 ()
2. the German republic from 1919 to 1933 (Weimar Republic)
3. the German fascist state under the Nazis from 1933 to 1945 ()

Origin: Ger < OHG rihhi, akin to OE rice, Goth reiki < IE base *reĝ-, to put in order, straight > right

See Reich in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The territory or government of a German state, as the Holy Roman Empire, or First Reich, from 962 to 1806; the German Empire, or Second Reich, from 1871 to 1919; the Weimar Republic, from 1919 to 1933; or the Third Reich, from 1933 to 1945.

Origin:

Origin: German, empire, realm

Origin: , from Middle High German rīch, rīche

Origin: , from Old High German rīhhi; see reg- in Indo-European roots

American classical composer whose work often draws on West African and Balinese musical traditions.

Austrian psychoanalyst who theorized that sexual repression is the source of many psychological and social problems.

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