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Reich (/ ˈ r aɪ k / RYKE, [1] German: ⓘ) is a German word whose meaning is analogous to the English word "realm" – not to be confused with the German adjective reich which means 'rich'. The terms Kaiserreich (German: [ˈkaɪzɐʁaɪç] ⓘ; lit. ' realm of an emperor ') and Königreich (German: [ˈkøːnɪkʁaɪç] ⓘ; lit.
To some English – and German – speakers, Reich in English strongly connotes Nazism and is sometimes used to suggest fascism or authoritarianism, e.g. "Herr Reichsminister" used as a title for a disliked politician. Ja – yes; Jawohl – a German term that connotes an emphatic yes – "Yes, indeed!" in English.
A First World War Canadian electoral campaign poster. Hun (or The Hun) is a term that originally refers to the nomadic Huns of the Migration Period.Beginning in World War I it became an often used pejorative seen on war posters by Western Allied powers and the basis for a criminal characterisation of the Germans as barbarians with no respect for civilisation and humanitarian values having ...
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck coined this term for his book Das Dritte Reich published in 1923. The term "Third Reich" was used by Nazi propaganda to legitimize the Nazi government as a successor to the "First Reich" (the Holy Roman Empire), 800–1806 beginning with Charlemagne, and the "Second Reich" (the German Empire, 1871–1918).
In referring to the entire period between 1871 and 1945, the partially translated English phrase "German Reich" (/-ˈ r aɪ k /) is applied by historians in formal contexts; [3] although in common English usage this state was and is known simply as Germany, the English term "German Empire" is reserved to denote the German state between 1871 and 1918.
The post of the video had been deleted from Truth Social on Tuesday morning. "Reich," meaning realm, kingdom or empire, is often considered to be a reference to Hitler's Third Reich regime that ...
This is the primary meaning of "Land", it means both the country and the rural area, as in English. Reich: empire: Kaiserreich, Reichsadler: Unlike German, English has no generic term for kingdom/empire that is independent of its ruler. ("Dominion" and "sovereignty" may come close.) Reich: kingdom: Königreich
For 1918-1945, the term "German Reich" is the most commonly used in English, without translation of Reich (and, unlike many involved in this current debate, I'm a native English speaker). By reading the recent citations made to Time magazine articles ( [3] , [4] ), there is nothing to say that "Realm" is the official name.