ancient kingdom

collocation in English

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ancient
adjective
uk
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/us
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very ...
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kingdom
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɪŋ.dəm/us
/ˈkɪŋ.dəm/
a country ruled by a king ...
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(Definition ofancientandkingdomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I agree that it is distasteful to divide anancientkingdom, and that was the dilemma.
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However, only a sense of unity and cohesion in thisancientkingdomand a resurgence of national pride and patriotism will put us back on the road to greatness again.
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Theancientkingdomhad its peak around the 1st century.
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Otulu is anancientkingdomwith a population of about 5028 people living in it.
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Several treasure hunters, and amateur historians, believe the wooded hillside may have been the location of anancientkingdom.
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Thatancientkingdomhad grown rich and powerful because it controlled extensive irrigation systems that produced surpluses of rice.
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The man had been the eldest of four sons of a king in anancientkingdom, each of whom had his own gift.
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The original borders of the diocese are believed to be based on those of thatancientkingdom.
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Mercia was anancientkingdom.
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During these years the history of her ancient kingdoms has become linked with our own destiny.
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One often meets people who say that, without being heptarchists, they would like to re-establish our ancient kingdoms.
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These ancient kingdoms were a prosperous homeland for a variety of diverse races and tribes.
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They refute this label with statements like: there are two houses, two ancient kingdoms, being discussed and identified, without one replacing the other.
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The ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes.
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It involved a number of ancient kingdoms participating as allies of the rival groups.
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The ancient kingdoms can be grouped into two distinct categories.
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