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Reichsrat

or Reichs·rath

[ rahykhs-raht ]
/ ˈraɪxsˌrɑt /

noun

German History. the upper house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
History/Historical. the legislature or parliament in the Austrian division of Austria-Hungary.

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Origin of Reichsrat

1855–60; <German: Reich council

Words nearby Reichsrat

Reichenberg, Reichsbank, Reichsführer, reichsmark, reichspfennig, Reichsrat, Reichstag, Reichstein, reichsthaler, Reichswehr, Reid
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British Dictionary definitions for Reichsrat

Reichsrat
/ (German ˈraiçsrat) /

noun

the bicameral parliament of the Austrian half of Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)
the council of representatives of state governments within Germany from 1919 to 1934
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