kingdom
pronunciation
How to pronounce kingdom in British English:
UK [ˈkɪŋdəm]
How to pronounce kingdom in American English:
US [ˈkɪŋdəm]
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- Noun:
- a domain in which something is dominant
- a country with a king as head of state
- the domain ruled by a king or queen
- a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
- one of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
- a basic group of natural objects
Word Origin
- kingdom (n.)
- Old English cyningdom; see king + -dom. Cognate with Old Saxon kuningdom, Middle Dutch koninghdom, Old Norse konungdomr. The usual Old English word was cynedom; Middle English also had kingrick (for second element, see Reichstag). Meaning "one of the realms of nature" is from 1690s. Kingdom-come "the next world" (1785) is from the Lord's Prayer.
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Example
- 1. * How apple handed twitter the keys to the ios kingdom .
- 2. Is it time for disney to finally banish abc from the magic kingdom ?
- 3. The animal kingdom has a new long distance champion .
- 4. The kingdom comes when jesus becomes king of your life .
- 5. Zombie-like characteristics have been confirmed in the animal kingdom , just not in humans .