English noun: kingdom | |||
1. | kingdom (state) a domain in which something is dominant | ||
Samples | The untroubled kingdom of reason. A land of make-believe. The rise of the realm of cotton in the south. | ||
Synonyms | land, realm | ||
Broader (hypernym) | area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lotus land, lotusland | ||
2. | kingdom (location) a country with a king as head of state | ||
Broader (hypernym) | country, land, state | ||
Instance hyponym | Britain, Great Britain, Israel, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
3. | kingdom (location) the domain ruled by a king or queen | ||
Synonyms | realm | ||
Broader (hypernym) | demesne, domain, land | ||
Instance hyponym | Numidia | ||
4. | kingdom (group) a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state | ||
Broader (hypernym) | monarchy | ||
5. | kingdom (group) the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | animal kingdom, Animalia, Fungi, fungus kingdom, kingdom Animalia, kingdom Fungi, kingdom Monera, kingdom Plantae, kingdom Prokaryotae, kingdom Protoctista, Monera, plant kingdom, Plantae, Prokayotae, Protoctista | ||
Member holonym | phylum | ||
6. | kingdom (group) a basic group of natural objects | ||
Broader (hypernym) | group, grouping | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | mineral kingdom | ||