kingdom

king·dom

 (kĭng′dəm)

n.

1. A political or territorial unit ruled by a sovereign.

2.

a. The eternal spiritual sovereignty of God or Christ.

b. The realm of this sovereignty.

3. A realm or sphere in which one thing is dominant: the kingdom of the imagination.

4. In the Linnean taxonomic system, the highest taxonomic category into which organisms are grouped, based on fundamental similarities and common ancestry. One widely used taxonomic system designates five or six such groups: animals, plants, fungi, protists, and prokaryotes (often divided into bacteria and archaea). Other systems divide organisms into domains (eukaryotes, bacteria, and archaea) that replace or rank above kingdoms.

5. One of the three main divisions (animal, vegetable, and mineral) into which natural organisms and objects have traditionally been classified.

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[Middle English, from Old English cyningdōm : cyning, king; see king + -dōm, -dom.]

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kingdom

(ˈkɪŋdəm)

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a territory, state, people, or community ruled or reigned over by a king or queen

2. any of the three groups into which natural objects may be divided: the animal, plant, and mineral kingdoms

3. (Biology) biology any of the major categories into which living organisms of the domain Eukarya are classified. Modern systems recognize four kingdoms: Protoctista (algae, protozoans, etc), Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. See also domain¹²

4. (Theology) theol the eternal sovereignty of God

5. an area of activity, esp mental activity, considered as being the province of something specified: the kingdom of the mind.

ˈkingdomless adj

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king•dom

(ˈkɪŋ dəm)

n.

1. a state or government having a king or queen as its head.

2. anything constituting an independent realm; domain: the kingdom of thought.

3. a realm of nature, esp. one of the three broad divisions of natural objects: the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms.

4. Biol. a taxonomic category of the highest rank, grouping together all forms of life that share fundamental characteristics: five kingdoms are usual in modern classification schemes. Compare animal (def. 1), plant (def. 1), fungus, protist, moneran.

5. the spiritual sovereignty or domain of God or Christ.

[before 1000]

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king·dom

(kĭng′dəm)

The highest classification into which living organisms are grouped, ranking above a phylum. One widely accepted system of classification divides life into five kingdoms: prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals. See Table at taxonomy.

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kingdom

In biological taxonomy, the highest level in the hierarchy, e.g. plants, animals.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kingdom - a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" realm, land arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field - a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" lotus land, lotusland - an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence
	2.	kingdom - a country with a king as head of state country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
	3.	kingdom - the domain ruled by a king or queen realm demesne, domain, land - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"
	4.	kingdom - a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state monarchy - an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
	5.	kingdom - the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia animal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals kingdom Monera, kingdom Prokaryotae, Monera, Prokayotae - prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions kingdom Protoctista, Protoctista - in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group - animal or plant group having natural relations phylum - (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes kingdom Plantae, plant kingdom, Plantae - (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants Fungi, fungus kingdom, kingdom Fungi - the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
	6.	kingdom - a basic group of natural objects group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit mineral kingdom - all inorganic objects; contrasts with animal and plant kingdoms

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kingdom

noun

1. country, state, nation, land, division, territory, province, empire, commonwealth, realm, domain, tract, dominion, sovereign state the Kingdom of Denmark

2. domain, territory, province, realm, area, department, field, zone, arena, sphere nature study trips to the kingdom of the polar bear

3. class, grouping, category, classification, order, sort, department, division, section, rank, grade the delicate jewels of the plant and animal kingdoms

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Translations

مَـْملَكَةٌمَمْلَكَه

царство

královstvíříše

rigekongedømmekongerige

KönigreichReich

βασίλειοβασιλεία

reino

kuningaskuntakunta

royaumerègnepuissance

kraljevstvocarstvokraljevina

királyság-világ

kerajaan

konungdæmiríki náttúrunnar

regnoreame

王国

왕국

regnum

koninkrijk

kongerikedyreriketkongedømme

królestwo

reinadoreino

королевствоцарство

kraljestvokraljevina

kungadömekungarikerike

ราชอาณาจักร

krallıkâlem

королівствотваринний світцарство

vương quốcgiới

王国界

kingdom

[ˈkɪŋdəm] N → reino m
animal/plant kingdom → reino m animal/vegetal
the Kingdom of Heaven → el reino de los cielos
till kingdom come → hasta el día del juicio final

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kingdom

[ˈkɪŋdəm] n

(= country) → royaume m

(= domain) the animal kingdom → le règne animal

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kingdom

n

(lit) → Königreich nt

(Rel) kingdom of heaven → Himmelreich nt; to blow something to kingdom come (inf) → etw in die Luft jagen (inf); you can go on doing that till kingdom come (inf) → Sie können (so) bis in alle Ewigkeit weitermachen; he’s gone to kingdom come (inf) → er hat das Zeitliche gesegnet (hum inf)

(Zool, Bot) → Reich nt; the animal/plant kingdom → das Tier-/Pflanzenreich, das Reich der Tiere/Pflanzen

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kingdom

[ˈkɪŋdəm] n → regno, reame m
the Kingdom of Heaven → il Regno dei Cieli
till kingdom come (fam) → fino al giorno del giudizio

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king

(kiŋ) noun

1. a male ruler of a nation, who inherits his position by right of birth. He became king when his father died; King Charles III. koning مَلِك крал rei král der König konge βασιλιάςrey kuningas پادشاه kuningas roiמלך राजा kralj király raja konungur re 王 국왕 karalius karalis raja koningkongekról شاه،پاچاه rei rege король kráľ kralj kralj kung กษัตริย์ kral 國王 король; цар بادشاہ vua 国王

2. the playing-card with the picture of a king. I have two cards – the ten of spades and the king of diamonds. koning الريَّه او الشايِب في ورق اللعِب поп rei král der König konge ρήγαςrey kuningas شاه kuningas roi קְלָף מֶלֶך बादशाह, राजा, ताश का बादशाह kralj király kartu raja kóngur re トランプのキング (카드) 킹 karalius karalis (kāršu spēlē) raja koningkongekról پاچاه،په قطعه بازىكښئ rei popă (la jocul de cărţi) король kráľ kralj kralj u kartama kung ไพ่ที่มีรูปพระราชา papaz (撲克牌的)國王 король تاش کا وہ پتّہ جس پر بادشاہ کی شکل بنی ہوتی ہے lá bài K （纸牌的）老K

3. the most important piece in chess. koning الشاه في لُعْبَة الشَّطْرَنْج шах цар rei král der König konge βασιλιάςrey kuningas شاه kuningas roiמלך बादशाह का मोहरा kralj király raja kóngur dama チェスのキング (체스) 킹 karalius karalis (šahā) raja koningkongekról پاچا د شطرنج په لوبه كښى rei rege (la şah) король kráľ kralj kralj u šahu kung หมากรุกตัวพระราชาซึ่งเป็นหมากที่สำคัญที่สุดในการเล่นเกมส์ şah (國際象棋)王棋 король شطرنج کا سب سے اہم مہرہ quân tướng; vua trong bàn cờ 王棋

ˈkingdom noun

1. a state having a king (or queen) as its head. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; He rules over a large kingdom. koninkryk مَمْلَكَه кралство reino království das Königreich kongedømme βασίλειοreino kuningriik پادشاهی kuningaskunta royaumeממלכה राजशाही kraljevina királyság kerajaan konungdæmi regno 王国 왕국 karalystė karaliste; karaļvalsts kerajaan koninkrijk kongedømme/-rike królestwo پاچاهۍ،ټولواكى reino regat королевство kráľovstvo kraljestvo kraljevstvo kungarike, -döme ราชอาณาจักร krallık 王國 королівство; царство شاہی ریاست vương quốc 王国

2. any of the three great divisions of natural objects. the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms. koninkryke مَمْلَكة الحَيوان أو النَّبات أو المَعادِن царство reino říše -reich rige βασίλειοreino -riik نوع kunta règneעולם राज kraljevstvo -világ dunia ríki náttúrunnar regno ～界 (자연계를 3대 구분한) 계(界) pasaulis (augu, dzīvnieku utt.) valsts dunia rijk (dyre-/plante-/mineral)riket świat, królestwo ډول او نوع د بيولوژى په علم كښى reino regn царство ríša kraljestvo kraljevstvo rike จำพวก âlem 生物的三大分界(動物﹑植物﹑礦物)其中之一 світ قدرتی چیزوں کی تین وسیع حلقوں میں درجہ بندی giới 界（生物的三大分界）

ˈkingly adjective

of, relating to, or suitable for a king. kingly robes; a kingly feast. koninklik مُلوكي величествен régio královský königlich kongelig βασιλικόςreal kuninglik شاهانه kuninkaallinen royal מַלכוּתִי राजोचित, शाहाना, राजोचित रूप से kraljevski királyi mewah konunglegur reale, regale 王の 왕의 karaliaus, karališkas karaļa-; karalisks sifat raja koninklijk kongeligkrólewski شاهى څيره،په شاهانو اړين régio regal королевский kráľovský kraljevski kraljevski kunglig ที่เกี่ยวกับกษัตริย์ krala lâyık/ait 國王的，適合國王的 королівський; царствений شاہانہ انداز کے مطابق xứng đáng làm vua 国王的，适于君主身份的

ˈkingliness noun

koninklikheid ملوكيَّه царственост realeza majestátnost königliches Wesen kongelighed μεγαλοπρέπειαrealeza kuninglikkus ابهت؛ مقام شاهانه kuninkaallisuus noblesse מַלכוּתִיוּת राजगौरव, बादशाही, शान kraljevanje királyi magatartás kemuliaan konunglegheit regalità 王らしさ 위풍당당함 karaliðkumas karaliskums lagak, gaya seperti raja gedrag dat een koning betaamt kongelighetkrólewskość شاهى مقام او څوكى realeza măreţie, ţinută maies­tuoasă величественность majestát veličanstvo kraljevstvo kunglighet การเป็นพระราชา görkemlilik, ihtişam 王者風範 царственість; величність شاہانہ انداز ، وقار sự vương giả 国王，君主，君王的威严

ˈkingfisher noun

a type of bird with brilliant blue feathers which feeds on fish. visvanger طائِر الرفْراف рибарче martim-pescador ledňáček der Eisvogel isfugl αλκυόναmartín pescador jäälind مرغ ماهی خوار kuningaskalastaja martin-pêcheurשלדג किलकिला vodomar jégmadár burung paruh udang bláþyrill, ísfugl, kóngsfiskari martin pescatore かわせみ 물총새류의 새 tulžys zivju dzenis burung raja udang ijsvogel isfuglzimorodek يو ډول مرغه چى كبان خورى tipo de pássaro pescăruş albastru зимородок rybárik vodomec vodomar kungsfiskare นกกระเต็น iskele kuşu, yalıçapkını 翠鳥，魚狗 рибалочка, зимородок رام چڑیا chim bói cá 翠鸟

ˈking-size(d) adjective

of a large size; larger than normal. a king-size(d) bed; king-size cigarettes. koningsformaat, ekstra grootte حَجْم كبير много голям/дълъг gigante obří, prodloužený überdurchschnittlich groß kingsize; ekstra stor μεγάλου μεγέθους, κιγκ σάιζ tamaño gigante, tamaño familiar suur بزرگتر از معمول suurikokoinen de grand format, extra-long גָדוֹל מְאוֹד विशाल veći od uobičajenog extra méretű berukuran besar óvenjustór grande 特大の 특대의 didžiulis ļoti liela izmēra saiz besar extra groot ekstra stor/lang większego rozmiaru له معموله حده زيات gigante de dimensiuni mari большого размера mimoriadne veľký / dlhý večji od običajnega veliki extrastor, extralång, king-size ที่มีขนาดใหญ่มาก en uzun, en geniş 特大的 великого розміру عام سے بڑے حجم کا cỡ lớn 特大的

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kingdom

→ مَـْملَكَةٌ království kongerige Königreich βασίλειο reino kuningaskunta royaume kraljevstvo regno 王国 왕국 koninkrijk kongerike królestwo reinado королевство kungadöme ราชอาณาจักร krallık vương quốc 王国

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king·dom

n. reino, categoría en la clasificación de animales, plantas y minerales.

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