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  1. kingdom (noun)
  2. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (geographical name)

king·dom

Pronounced:

/ˈkɪŋdəm/Listen to audio

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural king·doms

Meaning:

1 [count] : a country whose ruler is a king or queen ▪ After Queen Mary I died, her half sister Elizabeth ruled the kingdom. ▪ the Kingdom of Jordan —often used figuratively ▪ He was one of the most successful planters in the cotton kingdom. ▪ The office is his own private kingdom.
2 [noncount] : the spiritual world of which God is king ▪ the kingdom of God/heaven
3 [count] : one of the three main divisions into which natural objects are classified ▪ the animal/mineral/plant kingdom
to kingdom come
informal : to a state of complete destruction ▪ He took out his shotgun and threatened to blast/blow them all to kingdom come.
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