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4th Reich

4th Reich is the alternative form of Fourth Reich.

Meaning of Fourth Reich

Proper noun

the Fourth Reich

  1. A hypothetical resurrection of Nazi Germany (Third Reich).
    • Are you listening, sir? Or did your mind drift / to the next country in your axis, / to all the cool bomb drops you get to call: / delivery fresh from the Fourth Reich to y’all?2005, “Special Delivery”, in MC Frontalot (music), Nerdcore Rising
    1. (figuratively) A government or country seen as similarly totalitarian.
  2. (historical) A nickname for Washington Heights, Manhattan, after the German immigrants who reside there.
    • "[…] This ‘Fourth Reich’ section of the City has no decrease in the number of Central European refugees."1937, Report of the New York Public Library for 1937, page 92

Questions about 4th Reich

What is 4th Reich the alternative form of?
4th Reich is the alternative form of Fourth Reich.

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