Zwölfjähriges Reich

German

Alternative forms

  • zwölfjähriges Reich, 12-jähriges Reich

Etymology

Literally, “twelve-year empire”, mockingly after Tausendjähriges Reich, which see.

Proper noun

Zwölfjähriges Reich n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite nominative das Zwölfjährige Reich, definite genitive des Zwölfjährigen Reichs or des Zwölfjährigen Reiches)

  1. (idiomatic, sarcastic) the Third Reich, which lasted for a little more than twelve years (January 1933 to May 1945)
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