Second Reich

noun

1. the German Empire 1871–1919.

Example Sentences

The collapse of Germany's Second Reich bred a third one of greater virulence, even if it was of shorter duration.

From Salon

Important elements of the Second Reich survive in today’s Germany, a nation widely respected as stable, mature and responsible.

From Washington Post

Germany became a nation — the Second Reich — on Jan. 17, 1871.

From Washington Post