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Fourth Reich

Fourth Reich proper noun: a hypothetical resurrection of Nazi Germany (Third 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
    • From their hideaways in South America, it would have been easy for the Nazis to slink away down to New Swabia and establish the Fourth Reich.2009, Monte Cook, “Everything's Better with Nazis”, in The Skeptic's Guide to Conspiracies, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
    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

Fourth Reich meaning in Arabic

Fourth Reich in Arabic

a hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
الرَّايْخ الرَابِع ar-rayḵ ar-rābiʕ

Forms of Fourth Reich

alternative form4th Reich

Origin of Fourth Reich

From fourth + Reich.

Questions about Fourth Reich

What does Fourth Reich mean?
Fourth Reich means a hypothetical resurrection of Nazi Germany (Third Reich).
What is Fourth Reich in Arabic?
Fourth Reich in Arabic is الرَّايْخ الرَابِع (ar-rayḵ ar-rābiʕ). See Fourth Reich meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Fourth Reich?
Fourth Reich is a proper noun.

Words near Fourth Reich in the dictionary

  1. fourth position
  2. fourth rail
  3. fourth rails
  4. fourth rate
  5. fourth rates
  6. Fourth Reich
  7. Fourth Republic
  8. Fourth Siding
  9. fourth slip
  10. fourth slips
  11. fourth stump

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