Definition of Second Reich

1. Noun. The Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919).

Exact synonyms: Hohenzollern Empire
Generic synonyms: Reich

Definition of Second Reich

1. Proper noun. The German Empire from its consolidation in 1871 until the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1918. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Second Reich

Second Coming of Christ
Second Crusade
Second Earl Grey
Second Earl of Chatham
Second Earl of Guilford
Second Empire
Second Epistel of John
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthi
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalo
Second Epistle of Peter
Second Epistle to Timothy
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
Second Marquis of Rockingham
Second Reich (current term)
Second World
Second World War
Secotiaceae
Secotiales
Secret Intelligence Service
Secret Service
Secretan
Secretan's syndrome
Secretariat
Secretaries General
Secretaries of State
Secretary General
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce

Literary usage of Second Reich

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide to Germany by Henk Bekker (2005)
"THE THREE REICHS (EMPIRES) The Nazis frequently referred to their regime as the Third Reich that would last a thousand years. The Second Reich was the ..."

2. Germany: A Country Study edited by Eric Solsten (1999)
"Imperial Germany The German Empire—often called the Second Reich to distinguish it from the First Reich, established by Charlemagne in 800—was based on two ..."

3. Epistemological Problems of Economics by Ludwig von Mises (2003)
"Each of the German political parties seeks in the experience of the second Reich confirmation of the soundness of its program. Supporters and opponents of ..."

4. The German Socialist Party: Champion of the First Republic, 1918-1933 by William Harvey Maehl (1986)
"... that the role of a party that assumes responsibility for the state must necessarily differ from that of one that had formerly opposed the Second Reich. ..."

5. The German Socialist Party: Champion of the First Republic, 1918-1933 by William Harvey Maehl (1986)
"... that the role of a party that assumes responsibility for the state must necessarily differ from that of one that had formerly opposed the Second Reich. ..."

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