缩写自古英语cyningdom,王国，对应于king,君王，-dom,抽象名词后缀，来自PIE*dhe,放置，建立，词源同do.

1. It was infamous as a kingdom of brigands, scoundrels, and slave-traders.

该地区因土匪、无赖和奴隶贩子猖獗而声名狼藉。

2. This television program provoked a spirited debate in the United Kingdom.

这个电视节目在英国引起了激烈的辩论。

3. Roger Kingdom set the world record of 12.92 seconds.

罗杰·金德姆创造了12.92秒的世界纪录。

4. The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.

意大利王国于1861年3月17日正式成立。

5. He divided their kingdom into thirds.

他把他们的王国分成了三个部分。