Reich
1 Americannoun
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(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
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the German state, especially during the Nazi period.
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Stephen Michael Steve, born 1936, U.S. composer.
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Wilhelm 1897–1957, Austrian psychoanalyst in the U.S.
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the Holy Roman Empire ( First Reich )
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the Hohenzollern empire from 1871 to 1919 ( Second Reich )
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the Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933
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the Nazi dictatorship from 1933 to 1945 ( Third Reich )
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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)
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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)
Etymology
Origin of Reich
1920–25; < German: kingdom
Example Sentences
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Sequences of the film borrow heavily from director Leni Reifenstahl, the German filmmaker who helped craft some of the most enduring images of the Third Reich.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
The New Reich Chancellery, built by Hitler's favourite architect Albert Speer, was severely damaged at the end of World War Two and then torn down by order of the Soviet forces in 1949.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
RBC Capital analyst Logan Reich notes Domino’s is lapping the initiatives that juiced 2025—the introduction of stuffed crusts decades after Pizza Hut and its arrival on DoorDash—with no easy levers ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“R.I.P. Alan Greenspan: You were charming, thoughtful, powerful, and wrong,” writes Robert Reich, who served as Bill Clinton’s Labor secretary while Greenspan led the Fed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
To pass time, Helmuth fiddles with a radio dial, trying to tune in a station other than the German Reich radio, the RRG.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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