Definitions for kingdom
ˈkɪŋ dəmking·dom

Princeton's WordNet(3.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

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

GCIDE(3.80 / 10 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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)

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

1. Kingdomnoun

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

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

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

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

3. Kingdomnoun

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

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

Freebase(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

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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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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   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. Mwanandeke Kindembo:

   The beauty of the kingdom appears only to those in higher positions. To the king who has a high view over the whole city.

2. Antoine Frerot:

   Veolia will of course continue its journey in the United Kingdom. That means that we will continue to invest both in terms of financial and human resources to ensure we remain competitive and innovative, the United Kingdom is a country where we have plans to grow and it will continue to be a major area for Veolia.

3. Peter Holmes:

   It's attempting to allow The United States to withdraw the deal if The United States doesn't like any agreement The United Kingdom makes with China.

4. Ahmed Asseri:

   If there was a consensus from the leadership of the coalition, the kingdom is willing to participate in these efforts because we believe that aerial operations are not the ideal solution and there must be a twin mix of aerial and ground operations.

5. Emeasoba George:

   A call to love all is a matter of life and death i.e. it's a matter of vital importance. Besides, the scripture says, whoever that hates anyone is a murderer or murderess and no murderer or murderess can and will inherit God's kingdom (1st John 3:15) Q.E.D. -Emeasoba George

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