Third Reich

• 3rd Reich

Partial calque of German Drittes Reich (literally “third empire, third realm”). The first “Reich” in this reckoning is the Holy Roman Empire and the second is the German Empire. The Weimar Republic, although officially called Deutsches Reich as well, was rejected by the National Socialists and therefore not counted in.

the Third Reich

1. (historical) Synonym of Nazi Germany.

• Reich in German does not have all of the same connotations as empire does in English. Notably, it does not imply the existence of a monarchy.

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• Fourth Reich

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