Reich
English
/ɹaɪx/
noun
Definitions
- A German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government.
- (in particular) The Third Reich; the German state, territory or government under the Nazis.
- Any empire, especially one that is imperialist, tyrannical, and/or racist.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Reich (empire, realm, Empire).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Reich
Gloss
empire, realm, Empire
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Reichian English
- Reichism English
- reichtard English
- Erdreich German
- Frankenreich German
- Frankreich German
- Himmelreich German
- Himmelsreich German
- Kaiserreich German
- Königreich German
- Reich German
- Reichsacht German
- Reichsanstalt German
- Reichsapfel German
- Reichsbürger German
- Reichsdeutscher German
- Reichsfürst German
- Reichshofrat German
- Reichsjude German
- Reichskanzler German
- Reichskrone German
- Reichsmark German
- Reichsmarschall German
- Reichspfennig German
- Reichsrat German
- Reichsstand German
- Reichstag German
- Reichsunmittelbarkeit German
- Reichswehr German
- Tierreich German
- Weltreich German
- Zarenreich German
- reichisch German
- reichsdeutsch German
- rijk Dutch, Flemish
- рейх Russian
- Reich Portuguese
- ríki Old Norse
- riche Middle High German
- riik Farefare