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)
Word origin
German: kingdom
Reich in British English2
(raɪk, German raiç)
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. (German raiç)
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)
Reich in American English
(raɪk; German ʀaɪç)
noun
1.
the Holy Roman Empire, regarded as the first German empire (First Reich)
2.
Germany or the German government
; specif.,
a.
the German Empire from 1871 to 1919 (Second Reich)
b.
the German republic from 1919 to 1933 (Weimar Republic)
c.
the German fascist state under the Nazis from 1933 to 1945 (Third Reich)
Word origin
Ger < OHG rihhi, akin to OE rice, Goth reiki < IE base *reĝ-, to put in order, straight > right