kingdom
/ˈkɪŋdəm/
noun
- A country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen.
- Explorers traveled to a distant kingdom across the sea.
- The United Kingdom is a well-known kingdom in Europe.
- The kingdom was prosperous under the wise queen's rule.
- A realm or domain considered as belonging to a particular person, group, or thing.
- He built a business kingdom from a small shop.
- In the animal kingdom, lions are often called the kings of beasts.
- The garden was her own little kingdom of peace and flowers.
- One of the three traditional divisions of the natural world (animal, vegetable, mineral) or the primary taxonomic category in biology.
- Biology class teaches about the plant kingdom and the animal kingdom.
- Fungi belong to their own kingdom, separate from plants.
- The mineral kingdom includes rocks and crystals.