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(rĕlm) 
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n.
- A community or territory over which a sovereign rules; a kingdom.
- A field, sphere, or province: the realm of science. See synonyms at field.
[Middle English realme, from Old French, alteration (influenced by Old French reial, royal) of Latin regimen, government, from regere, to rule.]
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realm
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- An area within which something or someone exists, acts, or has influence or power: ambit, compass, extension, extent, orbit, purview, range, reach, scope, sphere, sweep, swing. See territory.
- A sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest: area, arena, bailiwick, circle, department, domain, field, orbit, province, scene, subject, terrain, territory, world. Slang bag. See territory.
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- World Relations and Conditions - realm: sphere of dominance, esp. royal domain over which monarch rules
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A realm (
/ˈrɛlm/) is a community or territory over which a sovereign rules; it is commonly used to describe a kingdom or other monarchical or dynastic state.
The Old French word reaume, modern French royaume, was the word first adopted in English; the fixed modern spelling does not appear until the beginning of the 17th century. The word supposedly derives from medieval Latin regalimen, from regalis, of or belonging to a rex, (king).[1]
"Realm" is particularly used for those states whose name includes the word kingdom (for example, the United Kingdom), to avoid clumsy repetition of the word in a sentence (for example, "The Queen's realm, the United Kingdom..."). It is also useful to describe those countries whose monarchs are called something other than "king" or "queen"; for example, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a realm but not a kingdom since its monarch holds the title Grand Duke rather than King.
"Realm" is also frequently used to refer to territories that are "under" a monarch, yet are not a physical part of his or her "kingdom" (e.g. the Realm of Sweden, or to Holstein, which until the Second War of Schleswig was an important part of the Danish King's realm stretching to the border of Hamburg, although not a part of the Danish Kingdom). Similarly, the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau are considered parts of the Realm of New Zealand, although they are not part of New Zealand proper. Likewise, the Faroe Islands and Greenland remain parts of the Danish Realm.
Realm may commonly also be used to describe the Commonwealth realms which all are kingdoms in their own right and share a common monarch, though they are fully independent of each other.
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References
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition article "Realm"
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Realm". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Realm.
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Realm
Dansk (Danish)
n. - kongerige, rige, verden
idioms:
- realms of possibility mulighedernes grænse
Français (French)
n. - royaume, (fig) domaine
idioms:
- realms of possibility domaine du possible
idioms:
- realms of possibility Bereich des Möglichen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βασίλειο, σφαίρα επιρροής, τομέας, δικαιοδοσία, σφαίρα ενδιαφέροντος ή δικαιοδοσίας
idioms:
- realms of possibility χώρος του εφικτού
Italiano (Italian)
regno, ambito
idioms:
- realms of possibility ambito delle possibilitý
Português (Portuguese)
n. - reino (m), domínio (m)
idioms:
- realms of possibility na medida do possível
Русский (Russian)
королевство, царство
idioms:
- realms of possibility пределы возможного
Español (Spanish)
n. - reino, esfera, terreno
idioms:
- realms of possibility dentro de lo posible
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - konungarike, (abstr) värld
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
王国, 界, 领域, 国土, 领土, 范围
idioms:
- realms of possibility 可能性的范围
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 王國, 界, 領域, 國土, 領土, 範圍
idioms:
- realms of possibility 可能性的範圍
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 領域, 範囲, 分野, 王国, 国土
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مملكه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תחום, עולם, ממלכה
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