Realm

/rɛlm/ noun

Definition

A realm is a kingdom or area ruled by a king or queen. More generally, it can mean a field of activity, interest, or thought, like the realm of science or art.

Etymology

It comes from Old French “reaume” or “roiaume,” meaning “kingdom,” from Latin “regimen,” meaning “rule,” related to “rex,” meaning “king.” The spelling shifted in English under the influence of “realme” and similar forms.

Kelly Says

“Realm” used to point mainly to physical kingdoms, but now we freely talk about the “realm of ideas” or “the digital realm,” turning abstract spaces into lands we can mentally walk through. The word carries a faint echo of crowns and borders into every subject area it touches.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
ryk
rayk
AMአማርኛ
መንግሥት
men-gist
ARالعربية
مملكة
mam-la-ka
BGБългарски
царство
tsar-stvo
BNবাংলা
রাজ্য
raj-jo
CACatalà
regne
REG-ne
CSČeština
království
kraa-LOV-stvee
DADansk
rige
REE-e
DEDeutsch
Reich
raykh
ELΕλληνικά
βασίλειο
va-SI-li-o
ESEspañol
reino
RAY-no
ETEesti
valdkond
vald-KOND
EUEuskara
erresuma
e-re-SU-ma
FAفارسی
قلمرو
gholam-ro
FISuomi
valtakunta
val-ta-KUN-ta
FRFrançais
royaume
rwa-YOM
GLGalego
reino
RAY-no
HEעברית
ממלכה
mam-la-KHA
HIहिन्दी
क्षेत्र
kshe-tra
HRHrvatski
kraljevstvo
kra-lyev-stvo
HUMagyar
királyság
KI-raay-shaag
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerajaan
ke-ra-ja-an
ITItaliano
regno
RE-nyo
JA日本語
領域
ryoo-iki
KO한국어
영역
yeong-yeok
LTLietuvių
karalystė
ka-ra-LIS-te
LVLatviešu
valsts
valsts
MNМонгол
хаант улс
khaant uls
MSBahasa Melayu
alam
a-lam
MYမြန်မာ
နယ်ပယ်
ne-pye
NLNederlands
rijk
rayk
NONorsk
rike
REE-ke
PLPolski
królestwo
kro-LEST-vo
PTPortuguês
reino
RAY-noo
RORomână
regat
re-GAT
RUРусский
королевство
ko-ro-LEV-stvo
SKSlovenčina
kráľovstvo
kraa-LOV-stvo
SLSlovenščina
kraljestvo
kra-LYES-tvo
SRСрпски
краљевство
kra-lyev-stvo
SVSvenska
rike
REE-ke
SWKiswahili
ufalme
u-fal-me
TAதமிழ்
அரசு
a-ra-su
TEతెలుగు
రాజ్యం
raa-jyam
THไทย
อาณาจักร
aa-naa-jak
TRTürkçe
alan
a-LAN
UKУкраїнська
королівство
ko-ro-LIV-stvo
URاردو
مملکت
mum-likat
VITiếng Việt
lĩnh vực
linh vuc
ZH中文
领域
lǐng yù

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