Realm

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A realm is a community or territory over which a sovereign rules.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Biogeographic realm, a concept in biogeography
• Demesne (or "Domain"), the term for the part of the realm controlled directly rather than via tenants.

• Empire
• Kingdom
• Reich, the German word for "realm"

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