NOUN | state | kingdom, land, realm | a domain in which something is dominant |
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location | kingdom | a country with a king as head of state | |
location | kingdom, realm | the domain ruled by a king or queen | |
group | kingdom | a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state | |
group | kingdom | the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped | |
group | kingdom | a basic group of natural objects |
Sounds | kih'ngdahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | A domain in which something is dominant. | |
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Example | "the untroubled kingdom of reason" | |
Synonyms | land, realm | |
Narrower | lotusland, lotus land | An idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence |
Broader | sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena | A particular environment or walk of life |
Meaning | A country with a king as head of state. | |
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Instances | Israel | An ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea |
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles | |
Broader | country, state, land | The territory occupied by a nation |
Spanish | reino | |
Catalan | regne, reialme |
Meaning | The domain ruled by a king or queen. | |
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Synonym | realm | |
Instances | Numidia | An ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria |
Broader | domain, demesne, land | territory over which rule or control is exercised |
Spanish | reino | |
Catalan | regne, reialme | |
Nouns | king | a male sovereign |
Meaning | A monarchy with a king or queen as head of state. | |
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Broader | monarchy | An autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority |
Spanish | reino | |
Catalan | regne | |
Nouns | king | a male sovereign |
Meaning | The highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia. | |
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Members | phylum | (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants |
Narrower | Animalia, kingdom Animalia, animal kingdom | taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals |
Fungi, kingdom Fungi, fungus kingdom | The taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools | |
Monera, kingdom Monera, Prokayotae, kingdom Prokaryotae | prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens | |
Plantae, kingdom Plantae, plant kingdom | (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants | |
Protoctista, kingdom Protoctista | In most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista | |
Broader | taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon | animal or plant group having natural relations |
Spanish | reino | |
Catalan | regne |
Meaning | A basic group of natural objects. | |
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Narrower | mineral kingdom | All inorganic objects |
Broader | group, grouping | Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit |
Spanish | reino | |
Catalan | regne |
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