Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kingdom

6 senses of kingdom

Sense 1
kingdom, land, realm -- (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")
       => sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena -- (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")

Sense 2
kingdom -- (a country with a king as head of state)
       => country, state, land -- (the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries")

Sense 3
kingdom, realm -- (the domain ruled by a king or queen)
       => domain, demesne, land -- (territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land")

Sense 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)

Sense 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)
       => taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon -- (animal or plant group having natural relations)

Sense 6
kingdom -- (a basic group of natural objects)
       => group, grouping -- (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)