Reichsgau
German, noun[ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌɡaʊ̯]
Reichsgau is spelled R-E-I-C-H-S-G-A-U (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 86,281st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reichsgau is a German masculine noun meaning “An administrative subdivision created in most of the areas annexed to Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1945, leading to conformity between…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verwaltungsgebiet im Deutschen Reich während der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus”.
What does Reichsgau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineAn administrative subdivision created in most of the areas annexed to Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1945, leading to conformity between party and state divisions (a situation that, for the most part, did not exist in the Altreich).
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verwaltungsgebiet im Deutschen Reich während der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Reichsgau
- Reichsgaus genitive
- Reichsgaues genitive
- Reichsgaue plural
- Reichsgauen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Reichsgau?
- [ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌɡaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Reichsgau in German?
Reichsgau appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).