Reichsrat
or Reichs·rath
[ rahykhs-raht ]
/ ˈraɪxsˌrɑt /
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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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