kingdom
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kingdom
- /ˈkɪŋdəm/ Australia, US, UK
- /ˈkəŋdəm/ New Zealand
- /ˈkɪŋɡdəm/ Midlands, Northern England
Rhymes with -ɪŋdəm
Where it comes from
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
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Proto-Germanic *-ingaz
Proto-Germanic *kuningaz
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos
Proto-Germanic *dōmaz
Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz
Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz
Proto-West Germanic *kuningadōm
Old English cyningdōm
Middle English kingdom
English kingdom
noun kingdoms · kingdome
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A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
In 1924 the Hashemite King Hussein was driven out of the Hedjaz by Ibn Saud, and a state of war sprang up between the new kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Trans-Jordan.
Similar: kingship
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A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.
the kingdom of thought
Similar: kingric
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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).
The Organized and inorganized kingdoms are distinguished from each other by peculiarities of chemical composition, of form and structure, and of actions or functions.
Similar: regnum
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: realm, land, king, royalty, royal, monarchy, kingship, dynasty, reign, chiefdom, empire, country, reich, uni, unified, united
Translations
Every language
noun realm having as supreme ruler a king or queen
| Español | reino |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 왕국 wangguk |
| 日本語 | 王国 ōkoku |
| 中文 | 王國 /王国 wángguó, 君主國 /君主国 jūnzhǔguó |
| हिन्दी | राज्य rājya, बादशाहत bādśāhat, सल्तनत saltanat, मुल्क mulk |
| Kiswahili | ufalme, milki |
| Português | reino |
| Français | royaume |
| Deutsch | Königreich, Königtum |
| Italiano | regno, reame |
| Ελληνικά | βασίλειο vasíleio, βασιλεία vasileía |
| Română | regat |
| Русский | короле́вство korolévstvo, ца́рство cárstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | vương quốc |
| العربية | مَمْلَكَة mamlaka, مُلْك mulk |
| עברית | מַמְלָכָה mamlakhá, מלכות malkhút |
Talk about this word "kingdom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kingdom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kingdom. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kingdom "kingdom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kingdom.Cite this
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title = {kingdom},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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