Definitions for kingdom
ˈkɪŋ dəmking·dom

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

1. kingdom, land, realmnoun

   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. kingdomnoun

   a country with a king as head of state

3. kingdom, realmnoun

   the domain ruled by a king or queen

4. kingdomnoun

   a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state

5. kingdomnoun

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

6. kingdomnoun

   a basic group of natural objects

GCIDERate this definition:3.9 / 11 votes

1. Kingdomnoun

   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.

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. kingdomnoun

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

2. kingdomnoun

   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)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Kingdomnoun

   Etymology: from king.

   1. The dominion of a king; the territories subject to a monarch.

   You’re welcome,
   Most learned, reverend sir, into our kingdom. William Shakespeare.

   Moses gave unto them the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og, king of Bashan. Num. xxxii.

   2. A different class or order of beings. A word chiefly used among naturalists.

   The animal and vegetable kingdoms are so nearly joined, that if you take the lowest of one, and the highest of the other, there will scarce be perceived any difference. John Locke.

   3. A region; a tract.

   The wat’ry kingdom is no bar
   To stop the foreign spirits; but they come,
   As o’er a brook, to see fair Portia. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Ven.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kingdom

   A kingdom is a large area of land that is ruled by a king or queen. It is a political or territorial unit which is often hereditary and is governed by a monarch. In a biological context, a kingdom is the highest classification into which living organisms are grouped in a hierarchical system of taxonomy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Kingdomnoun

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

2. Kingdomnoun

   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. Kingdomnoun

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

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

FreebaseRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

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

   Song lyrics by kingdom -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by kingdom on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KINGDOM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kingdom is ranked #69996 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Kingdom surname appeared 280 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Kingdom.
   
   51% or 143 total occurrences were White.
   44.6% or 125 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.7% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Country
   • Group
   • Monarchy
   • Sphere
   • Taxonomic Group

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

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say kingdom in sign language?

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. Leo Varadkar:

   I regret that Brexit is happening and United Kingdom was a really important part of European Union. But they're going now and United Kingdom's United Kingdom.

2. Mother Teresa:

   Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God-the rest will be given.

3. Charlotte Charles:

   She continues to grieve for Harry Dunn and Harry Dunn family LAWYERS PUSH UNLIKELY PERSON-OF-INTEREST SWAP IN EPSTEIN-DUNN CASES British press has reported that Anne Sacoolas and Anne Sacoolas husband are both U.S. spies, with the Daily Mail reportingSacoolasis a CIA agent. Fox News could not confirm those claims. Fox News doesnt matter to me what her job role was or is or who she was married to or who shes employed by, said Charles, who added that Anne Sacoolas has not reached out to Anne Sacoolas family. She, unfortunately, took the life of our son. It doesnt matter who you are. You face the justice system for that. The Crown Prince Prosecution Service charged Anne Sacoolas with causing death by dangerous driving in December. The maximum sentence is 14 years imprisonment, although this is usually reserved for the most serious cases. Dunns family said before Anne Sacoolas fled they had no intention of seeking prison time and were willing to negotiate, but now that decision is up to British prosecutors. She would have been home by now, Charles said. The The United Kingdom government officially submitted The UK government extradition request in January. which was rejected by U.S. Secretary of January Pompeo, saying The UK government would make diplomatic immunity a practical nullity. In fact, the State Department called the UKs request highly inappropriate. Dunns family argues by refusing to extradite Anne Sacoolas to the The United Kingdom, the U.S. is violating the extradition treaty signed by both nations and the Vienna Convention. Im angry at the fact that the diplomatic immunity cloak is being wrapped around her, im angry that its being used to protect her when diplomatic immunity is not there for that. Its there to protect diplomats when they are in danger in countries that may not be as equal in their justice systems as the The United Kingdom and the US are. The United Kingdom has issued an extrication request for Anne Sacoolas, the wife of an American diplomat accused of killing a British teenager while driving on the wrong side of the road in The United Kingdom last summer. ( Facebook) Charles told Fox News Anne Sacoolas feels abandoned by both the U.S. and The United Kingdom governments. Neither Prime Minister Boris Johnson nor Secretary of January Pompeo have personally reached out to the family. Im disgusted, she said. The UK government is meant to look after you and protect you and fight for you and at the moment, I dont feel that that has happened. Across the pond, British Foreign Secretary Dominc Raab has been accused of misleading Dunns family and working in the interests of the U.S. government. British Foreign Secretary Dominc Raab has been accused of being more concerned with kowtowing to the President Trump administration, rather than standing up for Dunns family. Last week, at the House of Commons, Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, demanded British Foreign Secretary Dominc Raab be fired. Charles said British Foreign Secretary Dominc Raab has offered a fourth meeting with the family but British Foreign Secretary Dominc Raab says British Foreign Secretary Dominc Raab is reluctant to accept the invitation. Were still without proof of what they are trying to do to help us, Charlestold Fox News. And were getting to the point where were fed up with continuing to talk without any actions being put behind it. The latest direct plea to President President Trump, comes after the family met with President Trump at a last-minute meeting in October at White House that the president said Boris Johnson asked for. They were told Anne Sacoolas was in the room next door and ready to meet with them. Charles declined, calling the ambush not appropriate and in retrospect Anne Sacoolas toldFox News, Anne Sacoolas thinks the meeting was meant to intimidate Anne Sacoolas into agreeing to drop Anne Sacoolas extradition request. Anne Sacoolas, WIFE OF US DIPLOMAT, FORMALLY CHARGED IN DEATH OF BRITISH TEENAGER I didnt feel intimidated at the time. On reflection, clearly he [ Trump ] was trying to put the pressure on to get us to do what President Trump wanted, Charlessaid. He mentioned it not just once but three or four times. Tried to get us to realize that maybe the best thing to do would be to meet the nice lady as he put it. At the White House, Charles said she believed the president listened to her when she implored him to put himself in her shoes.

4. James Joyce:

   You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdom of heaven is like a woman.

5. Elie Wiesel:

   That is my major preoccupation --memory, the kingdom of memory. I want to protect and enrich that kingdom, glorify that kingdom and serve it.

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