Third Reich

American  

noun

1. Germany during the Nazi regime 1933–45.

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Third Reich British  

noun

1. See Reich 1

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Third Reich Cultural  

1. The name given by the Nazis to their government in Germany; Reich is German for “empire.” Adolf Hitler, their leader, believed that he was creating a third German empire, a successor to the Holy Roman Empire and the German empire formed by Chancellor Bismarck in the nineteenth century.

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Example Sentences

The ministry said it was sending experts to Ghent, Belgium to examine the photos and to talk to a collector of Third Reich memorabilia who had put them on sale on Ebay on Saturday.

From Barron's

When he returned, he was confused to see the group toasting the fraternal comradeship of the Third Reich and the USSR.

From Salon

But stripped of the luxury of snobbery, the two became thick as the thieves they now were, at least according to the Third Reich.

From Literature

While this dynamic accurately describes the Third Reich, it has hardened into an orthodoxy that governs how information is interpreted and how moral categories are assigned.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, 80 years after the fall of the Third Reich, not all looted assets have been returned to the victims' descendants.

From Barron's