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kingdom

king·dom

UK/ˈkəŋdəm/ US/ˈkɪŋdəm/ common

noun

1.

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”
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2.

a country with a king as head of state

3.

the domain ruled by a king or queen

Synonyms
4.

a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state

5.

one of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia

6.

a basic group of natural objects

Origin

From Middle English kingdom, kyngdom, from Old English cyningdōm from Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz, equivalent to king + -dom. Cognate with Scots kingdom, West Frisian keuningdom, Dutch koningdom, German Königtum, Danish kongedømme, Swedish kungadöme, and Icelandic konungdómur. Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *kunją Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *kuningaz Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz Proto-West Germanic *kuningadōm Old English cyningdōm Middle English kingdom English kingdom

Phrases

  • blow to kingdom come
  • Flowery Kingdom
  • Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  • Hawaiian Kingdom
  • hermit kingdom
  • hustle kingdom
  • keys of the kingdom
  • keys to the kingdom

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