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
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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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The 2025 Tilden Fungus Fair gathers scientists, cooks, artists and children’s entertainers to toast the fungi kingdom — sometimes literally — and is absolutely free to all attendees.
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John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
The $600-billion pledge, which dwarfs the gross domestic product of many nations, also comes as the kingdom faces budgetary pressures of its own.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Trump’s 2017 visit to the kingdom set in motion a yearslong boycott of Qatar by four Arab nations, including the kingdom.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Last year, Crown Prince Mohammed stated that the kingdom would not normalize relations with Israel without first securing recognition of Palestinian statehood, a position that marked a shift from earlier statements.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
The $600-billion pledge, which dwarfs the gross domestic product of many nations, also comes as the kingdom faces budgetary pressures of its own.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Trump’s 2017 visit to the kingdom set in motion a yearslong boycott of Qatar by four Arab nations, including the kingdom.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Last year, Crown Prince Mohammed stated that the kingdom would not normalize relations with Israel without first securing recognition of Palestinian statehood, a position that marked a shift from earlier statements.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Kingdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingdom. Accessed 8 Feb. 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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