Reich

¹

[ rahyk; German rahykh ]

noun

1. (with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
2. the German state, especially during the Nazi period.

Reich

²

[ rahykh ]

noun

1. Stephen Michael Steve, born 1936, U.S. composer.
2. Wil·helm [vil, -helm], 1897–1957, Austrian psychoanalyst in the U.S.

Reich

¹

/ raiç; raɪk /

noun

1. the Holy Roman Empire ( First Reich )
2. the Hohenzollern empire from 1871 to 1919 ( Second Reich )
3. the Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933
4. the Nazi dictatorship from 1933 to 1945 ( Third Reich )

Reich

²

/ raɪk; raiç /

noun

1. ReichSteve1936MUSMUSIC: composer Steve . born 1936, US composer, whose works are characterized by the repetition and modification of small rhythmic motifs. His works include Drumming (1971), The Desert Music (1984), and City Life (1995)
2. raiç ReichWilhelm18971957MAustrianSCIENCE: psychologist Wilhelm (ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1897–1957, Austrian psychologist, lived in the US. An ardent socialist and advocate of sexual freedom, he proclaimed a cosmic unity of all energy and built a machine (the orgone accumulator) to concentrate this energy on human beings. His books include The Function of the Orgasm (1927)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Reich¹

1920–25; < German: kingdom

Word History and Origins

Origin of Reich¹

German: kingdom

Example Sentences

He thus appointed Strauss to the post of president of the Reich Chamber of Music in 1933.

From The Daily Beast

One example of that: Rudel was a prominent member of the neo-Nazi German Reich Party from 1953 onward.

From The Daily Beast

Klocker says he was bitter and would compare himself to such persecuted gurus as Timothy Leary and Wilhelm Reich.

From The Daily Beast

The doctrines, which drew on the likes of Wilhelm Reich, replaced absolute fidelity with ordained promiscuity.

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The Third Reich met its nemesis as much here as it had—albeit in far greater numbers—at Stalingrad.

From The Daily Beast

I hope he is getting tall recruits here in the Reich; that will be the useful point for him.

From Project Gutenberg

The Reich is something; though it is not much, nothing like so much as even Kaiser Franz supposes it.

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Prag Battle, as happens, had already much chilled the ardor of the Reich!

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Reich, a naturalist in Freiberg, took infinite pains for the removal of these obstacles.

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Reich, in 1871, was the first one to call attention to the mental disorders of prisoners awaiting trial.

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