Realia
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ɹeɪˈɑËlɪə/, /ɹiËˈeɪlɪə/
- Rhymes: -eɪliə
Origin
From Late Latin realia, neuter plural of realis ("real").
Full definition of realia
Noun
realia
(plural only)- Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.
- 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 28:It might be possible, for example, to work backwards from the known realia of Visigothic Spain.