kingdom

CEFRB1

/ˈkɪŋdəm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A country ruled by a king or queen.

  2. 02

    noun

    A large area of activity, knowledge, or interest.

Examples

  • Our army took the kingdom by surprise.

  • Thus, the tyrant succeeded in conquering the kingdom.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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).

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

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

More examples

In context

  • The king ruled his kingdom justly.

  • the kingdom of the dead

  • the kingdom of thought

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English kingdom, kyngdom, from Old English cyningdōm from Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz, equivalent to king + -dom. Cognate with Scots kingdom, West Frisian keuningdom, Dutch koningdom, German Königtum, Danish kongedømme, Swedish kungadöme, and Icelandic konungdómur. Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *kunją Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *kuningaz Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *...