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

Todt’s success with the autobahn earned him promotion to lead all of Hitler’s construction programs, and in 1940 he was named the Reich’s armaments minister.

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Her bluff worked—and both she and her lover would survive against all odds until the Third Reich’s defeat.

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More than food, coffee preferences diverge sharply by generation, says Logan Reich, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets.

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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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