Reich
/ˈraix/ · B2 · noun · m
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👑 Reich sounds like rike/rye-kh; Spanish speakers: German 'realm', cognate of rich and reign
From German Reich, meaning realm or empire. It is related to English rich and Latin rex (king), so think of a Reich as a rich realm ruled by a ruler. In Spanish it is a masculine noun, usually kept in German spelling, as in el Tercer Reich.