Meanings
alternative 3rd Reich
- historicalSynonym 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 SocietySynonyms: Nazi Germany
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Nazi Germany.
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Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic الرَّايْخ الثَّالِث
- الرَّايْخ الثَّالِث (ar-rāyḵ aṯ-ṯāliṯ)Germany under the Nazi regime
Bulgarian Тре́ти райх
- Тре́ти райх (Tréti rajh)Germany under the Nazi regime
Chinese Mandarin 第三帝國 /第三帝国, 德三
- 第三帝國 /第三帝国 (Dì-sān Dìguó)Germany under the Nazi regime
- 德三 (Désān)Germany under the Nazi regime
Czech třetí říše
- třetí říšeGermany under the Nazi regime
Danish Tredje Rige
- Tredje RigeGermany under the Nazi regime
Dutch Derde Rijk, Dritte Reich
- Derde RijkGermany under the Nazi regime
- Dritte ReichGermany under the Nazi regime
Estonian Kolmas riik, Kolmas Reich
- Kolmas riikGermany under the Nazi regime
- Kolmas ReichGermany under the Nazi regime
Finnish Kolmas valtakunta
- Kolmas valtakuntaGermany under the Nazi regime
French Troisième Reich
- Troisième ReichGermany under the Nazi regime
German Drittes Reich
- Drittes ReichGermany under the Nazi regime
Greek Τρίτο Ράιχ
- Τρίτο Ράιχ (Tríto Ráich)Germany under the Nazi regime
Hebrew הרייך השלישי
- הרייך השלישי (ha-ráikh ha-shlishí)Germany under the Nazi regime
Hindi तीसरा राइख़
- तीसरा राइख़ (tīsrā rāix)Germany under the Nazi regime
Hungarian Harmadik Birodalom
- Harmadik BirodalomGermany under the Nazi regime
Icelandic Þriðja ríkið
- Þriðja ríkiðGermany under the Nazi regime
Irish an Tríú Reich
- an Tríú ReichGermany under the Nazi regime
Italian terzo Reich
- terzo ReichGermany under the Nazi regime
Japanese 第三帝国
- 第三帝国 (daisan teikoku)Germany under the Nazi regime
Korean 제삼제국, 제3제국
- 제삼제국 (jesamjeguk)Germany under the Nazi regime
- 제3제국 (je3jeguk)Germany under the Nazi regime
Latin Tertium Imperium, Imperium Germanicum
- Tertium ImperiumGermany under the Nazi regime
- Imperium GermanicumGermany under the Nazi regime
Latvian Trešais reihs
- Trešais reihsGermany under the Nazi regime
Lithuanian Trečiasis Reichas
- Trečiasis ReichasGermany under the Nazi regime
Norwegian Bokmål Det tredje riket
- Det tredje riketGermany under the Nazi regime
Persian رایشِ سِوُّم
- رایشِ سِوُّم (râyš-e sevvom)Germany under the Nazi regime
Polish Trzecia Rzesza
- Trzecia RzeszaGermany under the Nazi regime
Portuguese Terceiro Reich
- Terceiro ReichGermany under the Nazi regime
Romanian Al Treilea Reich
- Al Treilea ReichGermany under the Nazi regime
Slovak tretia ríša
- tretia ríšaGermany under the Nazi regime
Spanish tercer Reich
- tercer ReichGermany under the Nazi regime
Swedish Tredje riket
- Tredje riketGermany under the Nazi regime
Ukrainian Тре́тій рейх
- Тре́тій рейх (Trétij rejx)Germany under the Nazi regime
Urdu تیسرا ریخ
- تیسرا ریخ (tīsrā raix)Germany under the Nazi regime
Vietnamese Đức Quốc Xã, đế chế thứ ba
- Đức Quốc XãGermany under the Nazi regime
- đế chế thứ baGermany under the Nazi regime
Yiddish דריטע רײַך
- דריטע רײַך (drite raykh)Germany under the Nazi regime
Cite this entry
Third Reich. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Third%20Reich
“Third Reich.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Third%20Reich. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Third Reich,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Third%20Reich.
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