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Third Reich en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (historical) Synonym of Nazi Germany.
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Forms

Coordinates

First Reich · Fourth Reich · Second Reich

Deriveds

Turd Reich

Synonyms

Nazi Germany

Translations (53)

ur تیسرا ریخ (Germany under the Nazi regime) · kk Үшінші рейх (Germany under the Nazi regime) · it terzo Reich (Germany under the Nazi regime) · es tercer Reich (Germany under the Nazi regime) · pt Terceiro Reich (Germany under the Nazi regime) · fa رایشِ سِوُّم (Germany under the Nazi regime) · sh Treći rajh (Germany under the Nazi regime) · nl Derde Rijk (Germany under the Nazi regime) · sv Tredje riket (Germany under the Nazi regime) · cs třetí říše (Germany under the Nazi regime) · nl Dritte Reich (Germany under the Nazi regime) · pl Trzecia Rzesza (Germany under the Nazi regime) · lt Trečiasis Reichas (Germany under the Nazi regime) · hu Harmadik Birodalom (Germany under the Nazi regime) · ja 第三帝国 (Germany under the Nazi regime) · ka მესამე რაიხი (Germany under the Nazi regime) · hi तीसरा राइख़ (Germany under the Nazi regime) · cmn 第三帝國 /第三帝国 (Germany under the Nazi regime) · sk tretia ríša (Germany under the Nazi regime) · mk Трет Рајх (Germany under the Nazi regime) · ko 제삼제국 (Germany under the Nazi regime) · fr Troisième Reich (Germany under the Nazi regime) · da Tredje Rige (Germany under the Nazi regime) · az Üçüncü Reyx (Germany under the Nazi regime) · sh Трећи рајх (Germany under the Nazi regime) · la Tertium Imperium (Germany under the Nazi regime) · lv Trešais reihs (Germany under the Nazi regime) · et Kolmas Reich (Germany under the Nazi regime) · de Drittes Reich (Germany under the Nazi regime) · uk Тре́тій рейх (Germany under the Nazi regime) · la Imperium Germanicum (Germany under the Nazi regime) · is Þriðja ríkið (Germany under the Nazi regime) · ko 제3제국 (Germany under the Nazi regime) · tg Рейхи сеюм (Germany under the Nazi regime) · ky Үчүнчү рейх (Germany under the Nazi regime) · mr तिसरे राइख (Germany under the Nazi regime) · et Kolmas riik (Germany under the Nazi regime) · uz Uchinchi reyx (Germany under the Nazi regime) · yi דריטע רײַך (Germany under the Nazi regime) · fi Kolmas valtakunta (Germany under the Nazi regime) · el Τρίτο Ράιχ (Germany under the Nazi regime) · be Трэ́ці рэйх (Germany under the Nazi regime) · vi đế chế thứ ba (Germany under the Nazi regime) · cmn 德三 (Germany under the Nazi regime) · sh Treći Reich (Germany under the Nazi regime) · sl Tretji rajh (Germany under the Nazi regime) · ga an Tríú Reich (Germany under the Nazi regime) · vi Đức Quốc Xã (Germany under the Nazi regime) · nb Det tredje riket (Germany under the Nazi regime) · he הרייך השלישי (Germany under the Nazi regime) · bg Тре́ти райх (Germany under the Nazi regime) · ro Al Treilea Reich (Germany under the Nazi regime) · ar الرَّايْخ الثَّالِث (Germany under the Nazi regime)

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