- 1a country ruled by a king or queen the United Kingdom the kingdom of God (= heaven) Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveindependent, ancient, medieval, … verb + kingdomrule, inherit prepositionin a/the kingdom, throughout a/the kingdom, kingdom of, … See full entry
- 2an area controlled by a particular person or where a particular thing or idea is important
- 3 one of the three traditional divisions of the natural world the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveindependent, ancient, medieval, … verb + kingdomrule, inherit prepositionin a/the kingdom, throughout a/the kingdom, kingdom of, … See full entry
- 4(biology) one of the five major groups into which all living things are organized Wordfinderbreedbreed, class, classification, genus, hybrid, kingdom, order, phylum, species, taxonomy Word OriginOld English cyningdōm ‘kingship’ (see king, -dom).Extra examples He ruled the ancient kingdom of Kaffa. It was one of the richest towns in the kingdom. changes that were taking place throughout the kingdom members of the animal kingdom He was one of the most powerful landowners in the kingdom. The reforms will affect all parts of the United Kingdom.Idioms
(informal) to completely destroy somebody/something with an explosion The truck was blown to kingdom come.
(old-fashioned) for ever He’ll talk till kingdom come if you let him.
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