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Reich

1

[rahyk, rahykh]

noun

  1. (with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.

  2. the German state, especially during the Nazi period.



Reich

2

[rahykh]

noun

  1. Stephen Michael Steve, born 1936, U.S. composer.

  2. Wilhelm 1897–1957, Austrian psychoanalyst in the U.S.

Reich

1

/ raɪk, raiç /

noun

  1. the Holy Roman Empire ( First Reich )

  2. the Hohenzollern empire from 1871 to 1919 ( Second Reich )

  3. the Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933

  4. the Nazi dictatorship from 1933 to 1945 ( Third Reich )

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Reich

2

/ raiç, raɪk /

noun

  1. Steve . born 1936, US composer, whose works are characterized by the repetition and modification of small rhythmic motifs. His works include Drumming (1971), The Desert Music (1984), and City Life (1995)

  2. Wilhelm (ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1897–1957, Austrian psychologist, lived in the US. An ardent socialist and advocate of sexual freedom, he proclaimed a cosmic unity of all energy and built a machine (the orgone accumulator) to concentrate this energy on human beings. His books include The Function of the Orgasm (1927)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Reich1

1920–25; < German: kingdom
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Reich1

German: kingdom
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Example Sentences

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In early 1960s America, the Reich rules by technology, building a hydrogen bomb for a genocidal attack on Africa and using Wernher von Braun’s rockets to colonize the solar system.

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The seeds of Minimalism, the most prominent style of late 20th century music as propagated most famously by Philip Glass and Steve Reich, can be traced to Los Angeles City College in the 1950s.

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The government banned their group, the Reichsbürger, or "citizens of the Reich", which seeks to establish the Königreich Deutschland, or "Kingdom of Germany".

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Oddly, some people still stop short of characterizing “Andor” as commentary on fascism, although parallels between the Empire and Adolf Hitler's Third Reich abound.

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Reich asked him if recent events with Trump have discouraged him.

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