Definitions for kingdom
ˈkɪŋ dəmking·dom

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. kingdom, land, realm(noun)

   a domain in which something is dominant

   "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"

2. kingdom(noun)

   a country with a king as head of state

3. kingdom, realm(noun)

   the domain ruled by a king or queen

4. kingdom(noun)

   a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state

5. kingdom(noun)

   the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia

6. kingdom(noun)

   a basic group of natural objects

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1. Kingdom(n.)

   An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. In modern biology, the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for classification.

Origin: [AS. cyningdm. See 2d King, and -dom.]

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. kingdom(Noun)

   A nation having as supreme ruler a king and/or queen.

2. kingdom(Noun)

   A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom)

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Kingdom(noun)

   the rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy

2. Kingdom(noun)

   the territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control

3. Kingdom(noun)

   an extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom

Origin: [AS. cyningdm. See 2d King, and -dom.]

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1. Kingdom

   In biology, kingdom is a taxonomic rank, which is either the highest rank or in the more recent three-domain system, the rank below domain. Kingdoms are divided into smaller groups called phyla or divisions in botany. Currently, textbooks from the United States use a system of six kingdoms while British, Australian and Latin American textbooks may describe five kingdoms. Some recent classifications have explicitly abandoned the term "kingdom", noting that the traditional kingdoms are not monophyletic, i.e., do not consist of all the descendants of a common ancestor.

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1. kingdom

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'kingdom' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2294

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'kingdom' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4409

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'kingdom' in Nouns Frequency: #1587

How to pronounce kingdom?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kingdom in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kingdom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of kingdom in a Sentence

1. Zhiling Dong:

   Japan is an anime kingdom.

2. John Taylor, former president of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints:

   The kingdom of God or nothing.

3. Ji Seong-ho:

   North Korea is the kingdom of evil.

4. William Shakespeare:

   A horse a horse my kingdom for a horse

5. American Proverb:

   Arrogance is a kingdom without a crown.

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