Definition of "realia" in English

noun

1. Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.

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

3. (libraries, information science) Physical objects in a library collection that do not fit into traditional categories of media, whose media are the objects themselves, as opposed to their informational content, such as artifacts, tools, memorabilia, and naturally-occurring specimens.