Third Reich
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Third Reich
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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.
proper noun the Third Reich · 3rd Reich
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Synonym of Nazi Germany.
As a matter of fact, in 1937, her work appeared in Wolfgang Willrich's book The Cleansing of the Temple of Art, a Nazi tract devoted to exposing the cultural enemies of the Third Reich.
Similar: Nazi Germany
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name Germany under the Nazi regime
| Español | tercer Reich |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 제삼제국 jesamjeguk, 제3제국 je3jeguk |
| 日本語 | 第三帝国 daisan teikoku |
| 中文 | 第三帝國 /第三帝国 Dì-sān Dìguó, 德三 Désān |
| हिन्दी | तीसरा राइख़ tīsrā rāix |
| Português | Terceiro Reich |
| Français | Troisième Reich |
| Deutsch | Drittes Reich |
| Italiano | terzo Reich |
| Ελληνικά | Τρίτο Ράιχ Tríto Ráich |
| Română | Al Treilea Reich |
| Tiếng Việt | Đức Quốc Xã, đế chế thứ ba |
| العربية | الرَّايْخ الثَّالِث ar-rāyḵ aṯ-ṯāliṯ |
| עברית | הרייך השלישי ha-ráikh ha-shlishí |
Talk about this word "Third Reich." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/third%20reich. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Third Reich. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/third%20reich "Third Reich." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/third%20reich.Cite this
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