realm

Noun
Synonyms: kingdomlandregion

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a domain in which something is dominant“the untroubled kingdom of reason”“a land of make-believe”“the rise of the realm of cotton in the south”Synonyms: kingdomland
  2. the domain ruled by a king or queenSynonyms: kingdom
  3. a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about“it was a limited realm of discourse”“here we enter the region of opinion”“the realm of the occult”Synonyms: region
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Realm \Realm\ (r[e^]lm), n. [OE. realme, ream, reaume, OF. reialme, roialme, F. royaume, fr. (assumed) LL. regalimen, from L. regalis royal. See Regal.]

1.A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom. [1913 Webster]

The absolute master of realms on which the sun perpetually shone.— Motley.[1913 Webster]

2.Hence, in general, province; region; country; domain; department; division; as, the realm of fancy. [1913 Webster]

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