1 a country ruled by a king or queen:
the United Kingdom * the kingdom of God (= heaven)
2 an area controlled by a particular person or where a particular thing or idea is important
3 one of the three traditional divisions of the natural world:
the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms
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IDIOMS
blow sb/sth to kingdom come (informal) to completely destroy sb/sth with an explosion:
The truck was blown to kingdom come.
till / until kingdom come (old-fashioned) for ever:
He'll talk till kingdom come if you let him.
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