realm
noun [C] (COUNTRY) /relm/ formalDefinition
› a country ruled by a king or queen: the defence of the realm The matter was hotly debated in all the towns of the realm.Republics and kingdoms
(Definition of realm noun (COUNTRY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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