[rahyk; Ger. rahykh] 
| 1. | (with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation. |
| 2. | the German state, esp. during the Nazi period. |
[rahykh] | 1. | Stephen Michael (“Steve” ), born 1936, U.S. composer. |
| 2. | Wil⋅helm [vil-helm] , 1897–1957, Austrian psychoanalyst in the U.S. |
| Reich (rīk, rīKH) n. The territory or government of a German state, as the Holy Roman Empire, or First Reich, from 962 to 1806; the German Empire, or Second Reich, from 1871 to 1919; the Weimar Republic, from 1919 to 1933; or the Third Reich, from 1933 to 1945. [German, empire, realm, from Middle High German rīch, rīche, from Old High German rīhhi; see reg- in Indo-European roots.] |
| Reich (rīk) American classical composer whose work often draws on West African and Balinese musical traditions. |
| Reich (rīk, rīKH) Austrian psychoanalyst who theorized that sexual repression is the source of many psychological and social problems. |