Reich

¹

[rahyk, 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. Wilhelm 1897–1957, Austrian psychoanalyst in the U.S.

Reich

¹

/ raɪk, raiç /

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

/ raiç, raɪk /

noun

1. 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. 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

Lying as an existential need: Poland attacked the Third Reich.

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That’s not a position that gets much traction among the disabled people appearing in director Reid Davenport’s “Life After,” one of whom calls the cause “reminiscent of the Third Reich.”

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Father Mark Rowles, 57, went by the name "skinheadlad1488" in a chatroom called Aryan Reich Killers to write offensive messages about Muslims.

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Despite the president’s claims, it will not be “an assembly hall, dance hall, music hall, dining hall, village hall, or town hall,” Reich said.

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But by 1937, any Jewish family who tried to leave Germany was forced to surrender 92% of its wealth to the state - paying a host of levies known as the Reichsfluchtsteuer or Reich Flight Tax.

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