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kingdom en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• kĭng'dəm (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɪŋdəm/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɪŋɡdəm/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without the NG-coalescence
• /ˈkəŋdəm/ (New-Zealand)
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
   • ‘Lucknow is not a village. It is a city with a thousand years of civilization. It was the capital of the Awadh kingdom.ʼ 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 11:
   • In 1924 the Hashemite King Hussein was driven out of the Hedjaz by Ibn Saud, and a state of war sprang up between the new kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Trans-Jordan. 1956 March, R. C. Blaker, “The Hedjaz Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 167:
   • A few other key remappings occur when you use the United Kingdom country... 1993, Allen Wyatt, W Edward Tiley, Jon Paisley, Using MS-DOS 6.2:
2. A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.
   • the kingdom of the dead
   • the kingdom of thought
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).
   • The Organized and inorganized kingdoms are distinguished from each other by peculiarities of chemical composition, of form and structure, and of actions or functions. 1839, Jonathan Pereira, The Elements of Materia Medica:
   • It has micobiont from Ascomycota and Basidiomycota belonging to kingdom Fungi and photobiont from Trebouxia species. 2022, Dhanasekaran Dharumadurai, Microbial Symbionts, page 811:

Forms

Deriveds

subkingdom · kingdom of Pisces · United Kingdom of Great Britain · Kingdom of Tonga · Kingdom of Morocco · merkingdom · Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan · kingdomhood · my kingdom for a horse · kingdomed · Kingdom of Heaven · Kingdomtide · hustle kingdom · Roman Kingdom · Kingdom of Denmark · Flowery Kingdom · multikingdom · Kingdom of Lesotho · kingdom come · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Kingdom of Ireland · Kingdom of Cambodia · overkingdom · United Kingdom · Kingdom in the Sky · kingdomful · kingdomlet · kingdomless · Kingdom of Eswatini · unkingdom · keys of the kingdom · Kingdom of Bahrain · Kingdom of the Netherlands · hermit kingdom · kingdomship · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Kingdom of Norway · Kingdom of Sweden · wingdom · kingdom of glory · Kingdom of Saudi Arabia · Kingdom of Spain · keys to the kingdom · blow to kingdom come · interkingdom · Kingdom of Scotland · Mountain Kingdom · Kingdom County · underkingdom · Kingdom of Thailand · superkingdom · infrakingdom · it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God · Kingdom of Great Britain · transkingdom · Kingdom of England · Kingdom of Bhutan · Hawaiian Kingdom · Kingdom of Belgium

Hyponyms

vegetable kingdom · animal kingdom · plant kingdom

Relateds

monarchy

Synonyms

kingship · regnum (taxonomic rank) · kingric (realm)

Translations (305)

my လောက (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · mn аймаг (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · ur بادْشاہَت (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · el βασιλεία (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ro regn (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · it reame (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · co regnu (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · lo ພຣະຣາຊອານາຈັກ (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · hu királyság (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mdf оцязорксши (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · bn সালতানাত (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ca regne (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · cs království (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · kk корольдық (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sc aregnu (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · az aləm (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · rup amirãrilji (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · is konungsríki (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · cy teyrnas (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · nl rijk (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · id kerajaan (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · xag 𐕞𐕡𐕀𐕒𐕡𐕎 (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · bar Kinereich (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sw ufalme (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sv konungarike (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · eo reĝlando (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · tl anyuhay (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · si රාජ්යය (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · hsb kralestwo (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sv kungadöme (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · rm reginavel (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · el βασίλειο (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · fi valtakunta (realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant) · nl koninkrijk (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · hy թագավորություն (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · ps سلطنت (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ar مَمْلَكَة (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · ru короле́вство (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mk кралство (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · kmr cîhan (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · sl kraljestvo (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · ky королевство (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · he מלכות (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · kk дүние (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · arz مملكة (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sh кра́љевина (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · kn ರಾಜ್ಯ (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ko 계 (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · wym kyngrajch (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · cmn 界 (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · sah саарыстыба (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · shi tagldit (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · fi kuningaskunta (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · te రాజ్యము (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · it regno (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · got 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹 (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · lg olubiri (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ln bokonzi (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · km នគរ (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · hu -világ (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · bn রাজ্য (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mrw ilian (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · fa-ira پادْشاهی (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sh králjevina (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · la rēgnum (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · es reino (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · pl królestwo (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · km ចក្រភព (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · he מַמְלָכָה (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · udm царство (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mn вант улс (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ta இராஜ்யம் (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ga ríocht (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ast reñu (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mi rangatiratanga (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · lv valsts (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · uz qirollik (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · tk patyşalyk (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · rsk кральовство (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · da rige (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · be свет (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · ps باچاهي (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · kl kunngeqarfik (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · tr krallık (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · frm royaulme (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · az krallıq (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · vi giới (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · ms kedatuan (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ky падышалык (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · bn মুলুক (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · uk королі́вство (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · tg мулк (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mn ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨᠲᠤ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sh králjevstvo (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · za vangzgoz (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sc regnu (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sh cȃrstvo (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · ps پاچاهي (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ace keurajeuën (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · is konungsdæmi (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · el βασίλειο (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · ur مَمْلُکَت (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · osx rīki (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · tk şalyk (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mt renju (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mh aelōn̄ (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · gv reeriaght (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sc rennu (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · nb kongerike (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · th อาณาจักร (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · hi राज्य (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · tr âlem (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · ta அரசு (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ms mamlakat (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · tl kaharian (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · yue 界 (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · fkv kuningasriikki (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · cop ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · be ца́рства (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sv rike (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · ca reialme (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · arc מַלְכּוּתָא (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · he ממלכה (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · ko 왕국 (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ru ца́рство (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · bcl kahadean (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sco kinrick (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mn ᠸᠠᠩᠲᠤ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mh aelōn̄in kiin̄ (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · gd rìoghachd (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · fa-ira سَلْطَنَت (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ru мир (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · sh ца̑рство (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · bg кра́лство (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · rm raginam (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · tum ufumu (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · fr règne (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · frr kiningrik (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · az padşahlıq (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · lo ອານາຈັກ (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · et kuningriik (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · kk корольдік (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ug سەلتەنەت (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · qu qhapaqsuyu (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ny ufumu (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · my တိုင်းပြည် (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · oc reialme (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · rup duvleti (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sma gånkarijhke (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ms kerajaan (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ka სამეფო (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · la rēgnum (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · rup crat (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · af koninkryk (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · fo kongsríki (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · az sultanlıq (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · krl suarinmua (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · lv karaliste (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ru ца́рство (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · fa-ira پادِشاهی (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · nrf reyoume (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ug پادىشاھلىق (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · fur ream (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sv kungarike (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sah королевство (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · grc βασιλεία (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · eu erreinu (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · fax reinu (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · lt karalystė (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ca regne (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · pt reino (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · co riame (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · cs říše (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · da rige (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · cu цѣсарьство (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · pox ťenądztwü (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · it regno (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · nan-hbl 界 (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · fa-ira فَرْمانْرُو (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · kk патшалық (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · cmn 王國 /王国 (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · pt reino (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mk ца́рство (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · km រជ្ជៈ (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · mrw ndato'an (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · hy թագավորություն (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · da kongedømme (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · dsb kralojstwo (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · lb Kinnekräich (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ne अधिराज्य (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · te రాజ్యము (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mi kīngitanga (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sl kraljestvo (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · hi बादशाहत (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · bar kinereich (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · nl plantenrijk (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · ar مُلْك (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sl kraljevina (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · pl królestwo (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ar مَمْلَكَة (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · osx kuningdom (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · za vuengzguek (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · rm reginam (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sw milki (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · af koninkryk (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · nl dierenrijk (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · mi mātāmuatanga (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · ja 王国 (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · hi सल्तनत (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · fi kunta (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · haw aupuni mōʻī (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · is konungsveldi (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · cmn 君主國 /君主国 (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ro regat (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · gl reino (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · nah hueyitlahtohcayotl (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · tg подишоҳӣ (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sv konungadöme (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ce элибахам (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · uk світ (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · uz podshohlik (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · syc ܡܠܟܘܬܐ (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · kk бектік (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · uk ца́рство (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sq mbretëria (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sco kingdom (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sh кра́љевство (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ur سَلْطَنَت (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ast reinu (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ms alam (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · srn kownukondre (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · co riaumu (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mr राज्य (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · vi vương quốc (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · nrf rouoyanme (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · oc reiaume (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · fr royaume (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sk kráľovstvo (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · hy արքայություն (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ur مَمْلَکَت (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · tt патшалык (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · de Königreich (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · yue 王國 /王国 (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · nds-de Königriek (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ltg kieneste (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ka სამეფო (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · kmr şehîtî (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · id kerajaan (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · fa-ira مُلْک (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · bg ца́рство (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · tg салтанат (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · be ца́рства (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · se gonagasriika (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · de Reich (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · ps بادشاهي (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · hi मुल्क (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · fy keninkryk (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · pap reino (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ps پاچايي (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sah са́арыстыба (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · eu erresuma (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · szl krōlestwo (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · fkv kuninkhaanriiki (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ur مُلْک (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ang rīċe (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · lv valstība (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mrw ndatoan (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sk ríša (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · lij régno (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · gd rìoghachd (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mn хаант улс (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · tg подшоҳӣ (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · sq mretënía (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · nb kongedømme (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · hrx Keenichreich (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · et riik (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · th อาณาจักร (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · kw ruvaneth (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ps باچايي (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · lt karalystė (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · nan-hbl 王國 /王国 (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · da kongerige (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · br rouantelezh (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · io rejio (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ce пачхьалкх (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ug خانلىق (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · nrf rouoyaume (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · nrf royaûme (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ckb شایەتی (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ja 界 (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · dlm raigno (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · rup vãsilii (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · km រាជាណាចក្រ (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · be карале́ўства (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · stq Köönichriek (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · mnc ᠸᠠᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · ast reinu (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) · rm reginom (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · fro reaume (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · yi קעניגרײַך (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · smj gånågisrijkka (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · uz podsholik (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · udm эксэйлык (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · de Königtum (realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen) · uk ца́рство (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum)