kingdom
['kiŋdәm]
n. 王, 领域

[医] 界(动,植,矿)



kingdom
[ noun ]

1. a domain in which something is dominant

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the untroubled kingdom of reason
a land of make-believe
the rise of the realm of cotton in the south

2. a country with a king as head of state

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3. the domain ruled by a king or queen

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4. a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state

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5. 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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6. a basic group of natural objects

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Kingdom \King"dom\, n. [AS. cyningd[=o]m. See 2d {King}, and
{-dom}.]
1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal
authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. --Ps. cxiv.
13.

When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his
father, he strengthened himself. --2 Chron.
xxi. 4.

2. The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the
dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or
has control.

Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. --Shak.

You're welcome,
Most learned reverend sir, into our kingdom. --Shak.

3. An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading
or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a
department; as, the mineral kingdom. In modern biology,
the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for
classification. ``The animal and vegetable kingdoms.''
--Locke.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

{Animal kingdom}. See under {Animal}.

{Kingdom of God}.
(a) The universe.
(b) That spiritual realm of which God is the acknowledged
sovereign.
(c) The authority or dominion of God.

{Mineral kingdom}. See under {Mineral}.

{United Kingdom}. See under {United}.

{Vegetable kingdom}. See under {Vegetable}.

Syn: Realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain.