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Third Reich

Third Reich proper noun: synonym of Nazi Germany.

Proper noun

the Third Reich

  1. (historical) Synonym of Nazi Germany.
    • As a matter of fact, in 1937, her work appeared in Wolfgang Willrich's book The Cleansing of the Temple of Art, a Nazi tract devoted to exposing the cultural enemies of the Third Reich.2007, Angela Kimyongür, Women in Europe Between the Wars, Politics, Culture and Society
    Synonyms:
    Nazi Germany

Third Reich meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Arabic

Third Reich in Hindi

Germany under the Nazi regime
तीसरा राइख़ tīsrā rāix

Third Reich in Marathi

Germany under the Nazi regime
तिसरे राइख tisre rāikh

Third Reich in Urdu

Germany under the Nazi regime
تیسرا ریخ tīsrā raix

Third Reich in Arabic

Germany under the Nazi regime
الرَّايْخ الثَّالِث ar-rāyḵ aṯ-ṯāliṯ
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Third Reich in Persian
رایشِ سِوُّم râyš-e sevvom
Third Reich in Vietnamese
Đức Quốc Xã, đế chế thứ ba

Synonyms of Third Reich

Forms of Third Reich

alternative form3rd Reich

Origin of Third Reich

Partial calque of German Drittes Reich (literally “third empire, third realm”). The first Reich in this reckoning is the Holy Roman Empire and the second is the German Empire. The Weimar Republic, although officially called Deutsches Reich as well, was rejected by the National Socialists and therefore not counted.

Words formed from Third Reich

Questions about Third Reich

What does Third Reich mean?
Third Reich means synonym of Nazi Germany.
What is Third Reich in Hindi?
Third Reich in Hindi is तीसरा राइख़ (tīsrā rāix). See Third Reich meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Third Reich?
Third Reich is a proper noun.

Words near Third Reich in the dictionary

  1. third rails
  2. third rate
  3. third rates
  4. third reading
  5. third readings
  6. Third Reich
  7. Third Republic
  8. Third Rome
  9. third screen
  10. third sector
  11. third session

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