How to pronounce kingdom
American English pronunciation
KING-dum
- IPA
- /ˈkɪŋdəm/
- Syllables
- KING · dum (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What kingdom means
Most people know kingdom in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A huge group that scientists sort all life into
In a sentence: Scientists put mushrooms in a kingdom of their own, apart from plants and animals.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Old English word made from king and -dom. Scientists later borrowed it for the biggest groups of living things.
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