n. the domain ruled by a king or queen

n. 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"

n. 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"

n. a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

n. territory ruled by a prince

n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

n. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"

n. territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"

n. a country with a king as head of state

n. dependent state, part of a nation

n. range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"

n. the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own

n. dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"