kingdom
noun
a state or government having a king or queen as its head.
kingdoms
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pluralof kingdom.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Tooro is one of Uganda's four main officially recognised historical kingdoms.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The story is that in this period Scandinavia became distinct unified Christian kingdoms from a series of disparate and decentralized pagan tribes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Uganda abolished its traditional kingdoms in 1967, but they were restored in the 1990s under President Museveni.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
To reach the common ancestor shared by the plant and animal kingdoms, Anderson says researchers must look back to around 1.6 billion years ago.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
‘Not while your kingdoms last, you mean; but they will have to last long indeed to seem long to Ents.’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
