kingdom
- noun
- /ˈkɪŋdəm/
- The kingdom of Norway is known for its stunning fjords and rich cultural heritage.
- king and kingdom
- conquer the kingdom
- part of the kingdom
Land above all is the source of wealth in the kingdoms of Western Europe.
- Land above all is the source of wealth in the kingdoms of Western Europe.
- Oil transformed this desert Kingdom into a modern, powerful country.
- One of them is the United Kingdom and the other one is Hong Kong.
- She is going to try and topple their Kingdom from the inside.
- So what actions are are being taken by the Kingdom to stop this from happening?
- Wasn't in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, It was in Jordan.
- But there's a new show coming out in the the United Kingdom, the Kingdom.
- So now it is time for our United Kingdom to come together and to move forward.
- But a peace of the Kingdom for the alliance.
- Oh man, his Kingdom now is known as Brazil.
- OK, here we go for the peace of the Kingdom for king.
- At this point in my whole entire time in United Kingdom, right from other demographics.
- And he rises in power in some of these kingdoms, which is some similarity.
- So the the English French Kingdom becomes a reality.
Examples
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The internal political structure of the kingdom changed dramatically during Shaka's regime.
Academic text (1999) -
Another significant change in Riyadh's strategic behavior was the kingdom's conspicuous display of power.
Academic text (2015) -
Oil transformed this desert Kingdom into a modern, powerful country.
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Uther created the knights to protect this kingdom from those who wished to destroy it.
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Authorities have been focused on promoting the kingdom's conservative rules in the country's shopping malls.
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In medieval times, a kingdom could be powerful if it had a strong army and loyal subjects.
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The kingdom of Spain has a diverse history that includes influences from Moorish and Christian cultures.
Synonyms
A nation with its own government and people
A country ruled by a king or queen
A country ruled by a king or queen who usually inherits the position
A place ruled mainly by women
A land area controlled by a ruler or state
Idioms
Compounds
A country in northwestern Europe made of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Literature
A spiritual rule of God where people follow his will on earth and in heaven
A country in southwest Asia covering most of the Arabian Peninsula, ruled by a king and known for oil
- Literature
A country that keeps itself very separate from other countries, for example North Korea
The official name of the country in northwest Europe made of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Specialized
A group of living things like mushrooms, molds, and yeasts that are not plants
- Archaic
Very small simple living things like bacteria that have no nucleus in their cells
- Literature
A place in your mind where imagination and artistic feeling are strong
A northwest European country with a king and the main offices of the European Union
A country in northern Europe that includes the Jutland peninsula and many islands
An ancient kingdom south of the Caucasus Mountains in what is now eastern and southern Georgia
A country made of the Netherlands and the Caribbean countries Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten
- Specialized
A large group of living things that includes all plants like mosses and flowering plants
- Archaic
A former group of single-celled living things without a nucleus, like bacteria
- Specialized
A group of mainly single-celled living things like algae and protozoa that are not plants or animals
A country in northwest Africa ruled by a king with a mostly Muslim population
- Literature
A country in the Himalayas that was ruled by a king from 1768 to 2008
- Literature
A former Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England that existed until 876 AD
- Literature
Former official name of Eswatini, a small landlocked country in southeastern Africa with a king
A country in southwest Asia that is an Arab kingdom and borders the Red Sea
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Morphology
Etymology
Kingdom comes from the old English parts king and -dom, where king means 'ruler' and -dom means 'state' or 'area'. So a kingdom is literally the 'area ruled by a king', which is why we use it for a country with a king or queen.