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Noun kingdom has 6 senses

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"
--₁ is a kind of sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
--₁ has particulars: lotusland, lotus land
kingdom - a country with a king as head of state
--₂ is a kind of country, state, land
--₂ has particulars:
Israel; United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
kingdom, realm - the domain ruled by a king or queen
--₃ is a kind of domain, demesne, land
--₃ has particulars: Numidia
kingdom - a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
--₄ is a kind of monarchy
kingdom - one of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
--₅ is a kind of taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
--₅ has member: phylum
--₅ has particulars:
Animalia, kingdom Animalia, animal kingdom; Monera, kingdom Monera; Protoctista, kingdom Protoctista; Plantae, kingdom Plantae, plant kingdom; Fungi, kingdom Fungi, fungus kingdom
kingdom - a basic group of natural objects
--₆ is a kind of group, grouping
--₆ has particulars: mineral kingdom