kingdom — a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkɪŋdəm/
Korean meaning: 왕이나 여왕이 다스리는 나라, 왕국
Korean pronunciation: 킹-덤 (강세: 킹)
Example Sentences
- My bedroom is my kingdom, and my cat is the prime minister.
- In the kingdom of blind people, the one-eyed man is king.
- Welcome to the kingdom of homework, where fun goes to die!
kingdom
NOUN//ˈkɪŋdəm//
a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen
💡 Concept
A king ruling his kingdom
🎵 Rhyme
A kingdom needs wisdom to grant freedom
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈkɪŋdəm/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkɪŋdəm/
🌳Etymology
Rootking
Suffix--dom
Origin
고대 영어 'cyningdom'에서 유래되었습니다. 'cyning'(왕)과 '-dom'(지위, 상태)이 결합된 형태로, '왕의 지위나 영역'을 의미했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
freedomwisdomboredom
freedom
wisdom
boredom
🔗Collocations
animal kingdom
plant kingdom
kingdom of heaven
establish a kingdom
rule a kingdom
vast kingdom
kingdom come
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My bedroom is my kingdom, and my cat is the prime minister.”
“In the kingdom of blind people, the one-eyed man is king.”
😄 Fun example
“Welcome to the kingdom of homework, where fun goes to die!”
“The ancient kingdom prospered for over 500 years.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
realmempiredomainterritorymonarchy
Antonyms
republicdemocracyanarchy
Related
kingqueencrownthroneroyalsubjectpalace
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