Reich

Meaning

Noun

1. (neuter,strong) empire or significant State
2. (neuter,strong) realm (also e.g. of plants)

Name

1. (neuter) the Holy Roman Empire, the First Reich
2. (neuter) the Deutsche Reich
3. (neuter) the Deutsche Reich
4. (neuter) the Deutsche Reich

Name

a surname

Concepts

kingdom

empire

realm

state

country

Reich

reign

Empire

territory

force

power

strength

toughness

action

clout

influence

leverage

ascendance

ascendancy

control

governance

kingship

regulation

royalty

rule

ruling

land

nation

area

district

piece

region

zone

fiefdom

kingdoms

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁaɪ̯ç/

Etymology

From Middle High German riche, from Old High German rīhhi (“power, might, empire”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, itself either a substantivised *rīkijaz (“rich, mighty”) (whence also German reich (“rich”)), or a direct borrowing from a Celtic language; compare Old Irish ríge (“rule, kingship”).
Cognates include Old English rīċe (“kingdom, empire”) (obsolete English riche and rike), Dutch rijk (“empire, realm”), West Frisian ryk, Danish rige (“empire, realm”), Swedish rike, Icelandic ríki, Lithuanian rikis (“military commander, ruler”), and Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, “royalty, kingship, sovereignty, empire”).