1
: a politically organized community or major territorial unit having a monarchical form of government headed by a king or queen
2
3
a
: a realm or region in which something is dominant
a cattle kingdom
b
: an area or sphere in which one holds a preeminent position
The office was his own private kingdom.
4
a
: one of the three primary divisions into which natural objects are commonly classified compare animal kingdom, mineral kingdom, plant kingdom
5
archaic
: kingship
Examples of kingdom in a Sentence
After Queen Mary I died, her half sister Elizabeth ruled the kingdom.
a studio head who was once the undisputed ruler of the kingdom of Hollywood
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In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will compete with the beautiful and enchanting Agnes to become the belle of the ball.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Prior to peace talks, both Zelensky and Rubio met with the Saudi kingdom's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
By 1953, as decolonization swept the world, the Danish government, loath to give up ninety-eight per cent of its landmass, made Greenland a semi-autonomous part of its kingdom but retained de-facto control.
—Louise Bokkenheuser, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Europe was emerging from the Middle Ages, its kingdoms vying for power, trade and influence.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Prior to peace talks, both Zelensky and Rubio met with the Saudi kingdom's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
By 1953, as decolonization swept the world, the Danish government, loath to give up ninety-eight per cent of its landmass, made Greenland a semi-autonomous part of its kingdom but retained de-facto control.
—Louise Bokkenheuser, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Europe was emerging from the Middle Ages, its kingdoms vying for power, trade and influence.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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kingdom
noun
king·dom
ˈkiŋ-dəm 
1
: a country whose ruler is a king or queen
2
: a region in which something or someone has very strong influence
the cotton kingdom
3
a
: one of the three primary divisions into which natural objects are classified compare animal kingdom, mineral kingdom, plant kingdom
b
: a major category in the scientific classification of living things that ranks above the phylum and below the domain
Medical Definition
kingdom
noun
king·dom
ˈkiŋ-dəm
1
: any of the three primary divisions into which natural objects are grouped see animal kingdom, mineral kingdom, plant kingdom
2
: a major category (as Protista) in biological taxonomy that ranks above the phylum and below the domain
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