Reich

/raɪk/
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Other forms: Reichs; Reiches

Definitions of Reich
  1. noun
    the German state
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    types:
    Hohenzollern empire, Second Reich
    the Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919)
    Nazi Germany, Third Reich
    the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945)
    type of:
    body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state
    a politically organized body of people under a single government
  2. noun
    Austrian born psychoanalyst who lived in the United States; advocated sexual freedom and believed that cosmic energy could be concentrated in a human being (1897-1957)
    synonyms: Wilhelm Reich
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    example of:
    analyst, psychoanalyst
    a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis
  3. noun
    United States composer (born in 1936)
    synonyms: Stephen Michael Reich, Steve Reich
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    example of:
    composer
    someone who composes music as a profession
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