kingdom

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/ˈkɪŋdəm/

noun 3

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

independent

VERB + KINGDOM

rule

PREP

in a/the ~

The largest castle in the kingdom stood on a hill overlooking the valley.

throughout a/the ~

The new law applied throughout the kingdom, affecting everyone from the cities to the smallest villages.

~ of

The kingdom of Spain is famous for its beautiful architecture and rich cultural history.

Definitions

noun

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

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.

A few other key remappings occur when you use the United Kingdom country...

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

the kingdom of thought

the kingdom of the dead

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.

It has micobiont from Ascomycota and Basidiomycota belonging to kingdom Fungi and photobiont from Trebouxia species.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the domain ruled by a king or queen

realm

noun — a domain in which something is dominant

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

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

It is unlikely that the wealthy will go to heaven.

keys to the kingdom

A resource, usually information or knowledge, the possession of which gives the possessor access to power.

This fortress, from its strong position, was considered as one of the keys to the kingdom, and had belonged to the Earl of March, a disappointed candidate for the crown, who had no

blow to kingdom come

To totally destroy (something); to annihilate or wipe out (something).

If this gas ignites, it'll blow you to kingdom come, you venal viper!

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

A few other key remappings occur when you use the United Kingdom country...

Wiktionary

‘Lucknow is not a village. It is a city with a thousand years of civilization. It was the capital of the Awadh kingdom.ʼ

Wiktionary

Our army took the kingdom by surprise.

Tatoeba · #23566

The king ruled his kingdom justly.

Tatoeba · #25638

In 1971 the United Kingdom changed its currency to the decimal system.

Tatoeba · #26150

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