Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

third reich

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: third re-ich
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Nazi Germany.

Example Sentences

"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."

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.

Inflected Forms

the Third Reich (canonical) 3rd Reich (alternative)

Phrases

Turd Reich

Frequently Paired Words

First Reich Fourth Reich Second Reich

Synonyms

Nazi Germany

Questions

What does third reich mean?: Synonym of Nazi Germany.
Where does third reich come from?: 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.

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