Meanings
alternative 4th Reich
- A hypothetical resurrection of Nazi Germany (Third Reich).
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, →ISBN1 more example
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- figurativelyA government or country seen as similarly totalitarian.
- historicalA 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
Origin
Translations
Arabic الرَّايْخ الرَابِع
- الرَّايْخ الرَابِع (ar-rayḵ ar-rābiʕ)a hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Bulgarian Четвъ́рти райх
- Четвъ́рти райх (Četvắrti rajh)a hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Chinese Mandarin 第四帝國 /第四帝国
- 第四帝國 /第四帝国 (Dì-sì Dìguó)a hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Czech čtvrtý říše
- čtvrtý říšea hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Danish Fjerde Rige
- Fjerde Rigea hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Dutch Vierde Rijk
- Vierde Rijka hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Estonian Neljas Reich
- Neljas Reicha hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Finnish Neljäs valtakunta
- Neljäs valtakuntaa hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
French Quatrième Reich
- Quatrième Reicha hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
German Viertes Reich
- Viertes Reicha hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Greek Τέταρτο Ράιχ
- Τέταρτο Ράιχ (Tétarto Ráich)a hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Hebrew הרייך הרביעי
- הרייך הרביעיa hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Hungarian Negyedik Birodalom
- Negyedik Birodaloma hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Italian quarto Reich
- quarto Reicha hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Japanese 第四帝国, ドイツ第四帝国
- 第四帝国 (Daiyon teikoku)a hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
- ドイツ第四帝国 (Doitsu daiyon teikoku)a hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
- ナチス第四帝国 (Nachisu daiyon teikoku)a hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Korean 제사제국, 제4제국
- 제사제국 (jesajeguk)a hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
- 제4제국 (je4jeguk)a hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Latvian Ceturtais reihs
- Ceturtais reihsa hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Lithuanian Ketvirtasis Reichas
- Ketvirtasis Reichasa hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Norwegian Bokmål Det fjerde riket
- Det fjerde riketa hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Polish Czwarta Rzesza
- Czwarta Rzeszaa hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Portuguese Quarto Reich
- Quarto Reicha hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Romanian Al Patrulea Reich
- Al Patrulea Reicha hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Russian Четвёртый рейх
- Четвёртый рейх (Četvjórtyj rejx)a hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Slovak štvrtá ríša
- štvrtá ríšaa hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Spanish cuarto Reich
- cuarto Reicha hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Swedish Fjärde riket
- Fjärde riketa hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Ukrainian Четве́ртий рейх
- Четве́ртий рейх (Četvértyj rejx)a hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Yiddish פֿערטע רײַך
- פֿערטע רײַך (ferte raykh)a hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich
Cite this entry
Fourth Reich. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fourth%20Reich
“Fourth Reich.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fourth%20Reich. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fourth Reich,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fourth%20Reich.
Source: Fourth Reich on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.