1 a country that is ruled by a king or queen 王国:
the United Kingdom联合王国
2 (technical术语) one of the three traditional divisions of the natural world, larger than a CLASS or a PHYLUM 界(自然界传统上划分的三大部份之一,大于纲或门):
the animal kingdom动物界
kingdom/ˋkIŋdəm; ˈkIŋdəm/n [C] 1 a country that is ruled by a king or queen 王国: +of the Kingdom of Nepal 尼泊尔王国2 the animal/plant kingdom all animals or plants considered together as a group 动物界[王国]/植物界[王国]