German Reich

== English == === Etymology === Partial calque of German Deutsches Reich. === Proper noun === the German Reich (historical, strictly) A former German country that existed between 1871 and 1945, de facto ending with World War II. Capital: Berlin. (historical, loosely) Synonym of First Reich, the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. (historical, loosely) Synonym of Second Reich. Synonyms: German Empire, Imperial Germany, Kaiserreich (historical, loosely) Synonym of Weimar Republic. (historical, loosely) Synonym of Third Reich. Synonyms: Fascist Germany, Nazi Germany ==== Usage notes ==== The legal extinction of the German state has been challenged in the post-war period, see Berlin Declaration (1945) § Legal status in international law on WikipediaWikipedia and legal status of Germany on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Derived terms ==== Greater German Reich ==== Translations ====