realia

From Late Latin realia, neuter plural of realis (“real”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹeɪˈɑːlɪə/, /ɹiːˈeɪlɪə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːliə, -eɪliə

realia pl (plural only)

1. Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.
   • 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 28:

     It might be possible, for example, to work backwards from the known realia of Visigothic Spain.

2. (linguistics) Words and expressions for culture-specific material elements.

• aerial, aërial

Borrowed from Latin reālia (“real (things)”), neuter plural of reālis (“real”).

• IPA^(key): /reˈa.lja/
• Rhymes: -alja
• Hyphenation: re‧à‧lia

realia m pl (plural only)

1. realia

• realia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

reālia

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of reālis

realia m pl (definite realiene)

1. realia

realia n pl

1. realia

Borrowed from Late Latin realia, neuter plural of realis (“real”).

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈa.lja/

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• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: re‧a‧lia

realia f

1. realia (objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples)
2. (literature, film) backstory, background

• realia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• realia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Late Latin realia, neuter plural of realis (“real”).

realia n pl

1. (linguistic pedagogy) facts about conditions in the country where the language is spoken (as opposed to grammar and vocabulary)

• realia in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• realia in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• realia in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)