kingdom

noun

king·dom | \ ˈkiŋ-dəm

Definition of kingdom

1 : a politically organized community or major territorial unit having a monarchical form of government headed by a king or queen

2 often capitalized

a : the eternal kingship of God

b : the realm in which God's will is fulfilled

3a : a realm or region in which something is dominant a cattle kingdom

b : an area or sphere in which one holds a preeminent position The office was his own private kingdom.

4a : one of the three primary divisions into which natural objects are commonly classified — compare animal kingdom, mineral kingdom, plant kingdom

b : a major category (such as Plantae or Protista) in biological taxonomy that ranks above the phylum and below the domain

5 archaic : kingship

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After Queen Mary I died, her half sister Elizabeth ruled the kingdom. a studio head who was once the undisputed ruler of the kingdom of Hollywood

Recent Examples on the Web Though Carlo had wanted the new country of Italy to be a republic, Italy was instead unified as a kingdom, in 1861. — Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022 To a different Big Tech kingdom where our posts reach our friends, family, and followers at the pleasure of Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook or Google's Sundar Pichai, whose company owns YouTube? — Evan Greer For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 10 May 2022 In a class-conscious fictional kingdom modeled to some extent on Thailand, 12-year-old Sai is determined to escape her small-time criminal father and rise above her humble origins. — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 6 May 2022 Tyler Davis’ cinematography, notable throughout for its richness of color and texture, transports the viewer to a kingdom of possibility best seen in a montage of an idyllic island set to the soaring sounds of Dan Deacon’s electronic score. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022 The area was once the kingdom of the Purépecha kings, who built a Mesoamerican empire second in size to only the Aztecs’. — New York Times, 11 Feb. 2022 From the Biden administration’s perspective, the outreach to the kingdom was bearing fruit. — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 The lifestyle changes enhance his domestic popularity and are essential to attract Western money and minds to the kingdom. — Karen Elliott House, WSJ, 3 May 2022 Others emerge confident that they were born with the keys to the kingdom of athleticism. — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2022 See More

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“Kingdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingdom. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.

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kingdom

noun

king·dom | \ ˈkiŋ-dəm

Kids Definition of kingdom

1 : a country whose ruler is a king or queen

2 : one of the three basic divisions ( animal kingdom, plant kingdom, mineral kingdom ) into which natural objects are commonly grouped

3 : a group of related living things (as plants, animals, or bacteria) that ranks above the phylum and division in scientific classification and is the highest and broadest group

kingdom

noun

king·dom | \ ˈkiŋ-dəm