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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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
Beyond marveling over these kingdoms, we can learn a lot more from them than we might expect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Around 300 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” the dragonlord led a campaign, with his sister-wives Visenya and Rhaenys, to conquer six of the seven kingdoms of Westeros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
Thriving thanks to their strategic geographical position, strong state backing and leading carriers, huge air hubs in the Gulf oil kingdoms have been shaken by the conflict over Iran.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
In the days when the Seven Kingdoms were seven kingdoms, not a generation passed that three or four of them were not at war.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
