'Realm' definitions:
Definition of 'realm'
(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: kingdom, land, realm]
noun
The domain ruled by a king or queen [syn: kingdom, realm]
noun
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" [syn: region, realm]
Definition of 'Realm'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'realm'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ally,
- ambit,
- animal kingdom,
- archduchy,
- archdukedom,
- area,
- arena,
- bailiwick,
- beat,
- body politic,
- border,
- borderland,
- buffer state,
- captive nation,
- chain of being,
- chieftaincy,
- chieftainry,
- circle,
- circuit,
- city-state,
- class structure,
- colony,
- commonweal,
- commonwealth,
- compass,
- confines,
- country,
- county,
- demesne,
- department,
- dimensions,
- discipline,
- domain,
- dominion,
- duchy,
- dukedom,
- earldom,
- empery,
- empire,
- establishment,
- extent,
- field,
- free city,
- grand duchy,
- hemisphere,
- hierarchy,
- judicial circuit,
- jurisdiction,
- kingdom,
- land,
- limits,
- mandant,
- mandate,
- mandated territory,
- mandatee,
- mandatory,
- march,
- mineral kingdom,
- monarchy,
- nation,
- nationality,
- natural hierarchy,
- orb,
- orbit,
- pale,
- pecking order,
- polis,
- polity,
- possession,
- power,
- power structure,
- precinct,
- principality,
- principate,
- protectorate,
- province,
- puppet government,
- puppet regime,
- purview,
- pyramid,
- radius,
- reach,
- republic,
- responsibility,
- round,
- satellite,
- scope,
- seneschalty,
- settlement,
- sovereign nation,
- sphere,
- state,
- subdiscipline,
- sultanate,
- superpower,
- sweep,
- territory,
- toparchia,
- toparchy,
- vegetable kingdom,
- walk