The difference between Country and Realm

When used as nouns, country means an area of land, whereas realm means an abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined.


Country is also adjective with the meaning: from or in the countryside or connected with it.

check bellow for the other definitions of Country and Realm

  1. Country as a noun (chiefly British):

    An area of land; a district, region.

  2. Country as a noun:

    A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, language speakers etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc.

  3. Country as a noun:

    The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area.

  4. Country as a noun (usually preceded by β€œthe”):

    A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.

  5. Country as a noun:

  6. Country as a noun (mining):

    The rock through which a vein runs.

  7. Country as a noun (vulgar, countable):

    The female genitalia, especially the vagina.

  1. Country as an adjective:

    From or in the countryside or connected with it.

  2. Country as an adjective:

    Of or connected to country music.

  1. Realm as a noun:

    An abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined.

  2. Realm as a noun:

    The domain of a certain abstraction.

  3. Realm as a noun (computing):

    A scope of operation in networking or security.

  4. Realm as a noun (formal, or, legal):

    A territory or state, as ruled by a specific power, especially by a king.

  5. Realm as a noun (fantasy, RPG):

    An otherworldly dimension or domain β€” magical, ethereal, or otherwise β€” usually in reference to one ruled or created by a mystical character.

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