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kingdom

noun
KING-duhm/ˈkɪŋdəm/

Pluralkingdoms

3 meanings of kingdom

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  1. 1
    royal countrynouncountable
    A country ruled by a king or queen.

    Like a country, but with a king or queen in charge.

    The kingdom had been at peace for many years.

    Knights from every neighboring kingdom came to the castle.

    Similarrealm, monarchy

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  2. 2
    realm (not a country)nouncountable
    An area or world where one thing is the most important or powerful.

    Like being the boss of one special place where you make all the rules.

    The kitchen is my mom's kingdom, and she makes all the rules.

    She built a small business kingdom from one tiny shop.

    UsageSay the kingdom of something, or my kingdom for a place you control.

    Similarrealm, domain, empire, province

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  3. 3
    biology groupnouncountable
    A large group used to sort living things, like all animals or all plants.

    Like sorting all living things into a few big boxes, with animals in one and plants in another.

    Scientists place every animal in the same kingdom.

    Mushrooms belong to a different kingdom than plants do.

    UsageSay the animal kingdom or the plant kingdom.

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Origin

From Old English cyningdōm, made from king plus the ending -dom.

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 2 facts