Meaning

3 senses
  1. A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.

    Königreich, Königtum

    короле́вствоkorolévstvo, ца́рствоcárstvo

    королі́вствоkorolívstvo, ца́рствоcárstvo

    the domain ruled by a king or queen

  2. A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.

    the kingdom of thought

    the kingdom of the dead

  3. 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).

    Reich

    ца́рствоcárstvo, мирmir

    ца́рствоcárstvo, світsvit

Examples

185 sentences
  1. He ruled his kingdom fairly.

    ruОн правил своим королевством справедливо.

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  2. In the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed-man is king.

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  3. The kingdoms were constantly at war.

    Королівства були постійно у стані війни.

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  4. The kingdom was invaded by the enemy.

    Королівство було захоплено ворогом.

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  5. Whose teacher is coming from the United Kingdom?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen:
taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum:
Русский
By meaning 2
realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen:
taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen:
taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum:

Origin

From Middle English kingdom, kyngdom, from Old English cyningdōm from Proto-Germanic *kuni

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.

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