kingdom
English Thesaurus
1. a basic group of natural objects (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | group, grouping, |
| definition | : | any number of entities (members) considered as a unit (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | mineral kingdom, |
| definition | : | all inorganic objects; contrasts with animal and plant kingdoms (noun.group) |
2. the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | kingdom monera, kingdom prokaryotae, monera, prokayotae, |
| definition | : | prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | kingdom protoctista, protoctista, |
| definition | : | in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | fungi, fungus kingdom, kingdom fungi, |
| definition | : | the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | phylum, |
| definition | : | (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes (noun.group) |
3. a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | monarchy, |
| definition | : | an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority (noun.group) |
4. the domain ruled by a king or queen (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | demesne, domain, land, |
| definition | : | territory over which rule or control is exercised (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | numidia, |
| definition | : | an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria (noun.location) |
5. a country with a king as head of state (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | country, land, state, |
| definition | : | the territory occupied by a nation (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | israel, |
| definition | : | an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC (noun.location) |
6. a domain in which something is dominant (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | lotus land, lotusland, |
| definition | : | an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence (noun.state) |
7. a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state (noun.group)
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