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   King·dom

   /ˈkiNGdəm/

   

   noun

   • 1. a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen: "the Kingdom of the Netherlands" Similar realmdomaindominioncountrylandnationstatesovereign stateprovinceterritoryempireprincipalitypalatinateduchy
   • ▪ a realm associated with or regarded as being under the control of a particular person or thing: "the kingdom of dreams" Similar domainprovincerealmspheresphere/field of influencedominionarea of powerdepartmentterritoryfieldarenazoneorbit
   • 2. the spiritual reign or authority of God.
   • ▪ the rule of God or Christ in a future age.
   • ▪ heaven as the abode of God and of the faithful after death.
   • 3. each of the three traditional divisions (animal, vegetable, and mineral) in which natural objects have conventionally been classified. Similar divisioncategoryclassificationgroupinggroupclassfamilygenuskindorderbranch
   • ▪ the highest category in taxonomic classification.

   Word Origin Old Englishcyningdōm ‘kingship’ (see king, -dom).

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   The meaning of KINGDOM is a politically organized community or major territorial unit having a monarchical form of government headed by a king or queen. How to use kingdom in a sentence.

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   A kingdom is a governmental unit ruled by a king or queen: the kingdom of Norway. A monarchy is primarily a form of government in which a single person is sovereign; it is also the type of power exercised by the monarch: This kingdom is not an absolute monarchy.

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   KINGDOM definition: 1. a country ruled by a king or queen: 2. an area that is controlled by a particular person or…. Learn more.

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   KINGDOM meaning: 1. a country ruled by a king or queen: 2. an area that is controlled by a particular person or…. Learn more.

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   2 days ago · A kingdom is a governmental unit ruled by a king or queen: the kingdom of Norway. A monarchy is primarily a form of government in which a single person is sovereign; it is also the type of power exercised by the monarch: This kingdom is not an absolute monarchy.

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   A kingdom is a place — either literal or imagined — where someone or something reigns. A queen rules over her kingdom, which is land and the people who live on it, while a certain pop singer has a kingdom of young fans.

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   n. 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a territory, state, people, or community ruled or reigned over by a king or queen. 2. any of the three groups into which natural objects may be divided: the animal, plant, and mineral kingdoms. 3. (Biology) biology any of the major categories into which living organisms of the domain Eukarya are classified.

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   Definition of kingdom noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    KINGDOM meaning: 1 : a country whose ruler is a king or queen often used figuratively; 2 : the spiritual world of which God is king

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    A kingdom is a governmental unit ruled by a king or queen: the kingdom of Norway. A monarchy is primarily a form of government in which a single person is sovereign; it is also the type of power exercised by the monarch: This kingdom is not an absolute monarchy.