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

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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“Dropout has to differentiate itself,” says the company’s Chief Executive Sam Reich about developing the streamer’s brand.

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And we are just as angry about the failures of our democracy, which, as Robert Reich recently pointed out, are almost entirely due to lobbying money in politics.

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Another placed Taylor Swift at the head of the Third Reich.

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As former Labor Secretary Robert Reich noted on social media, the richest man on earth owns X. The second-richest man is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

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