domestic

B2
US /dəˈmes.tɪk/ UK /dəˈmɛs.tɪk/
adj Freq #5411

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    produced in a particular country

    domestic wine

  2. 2
    adj

    of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

    domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction

  3. 3
    adj

    of or involving the home or family

    domestic worries

  4. 4
    adj

    converted or adapted to domestic use

    domestic animals

  5. 5
    adj

    of or relating to the home

    domestic servant

  6. 6
    adj

    Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.

    domestic violence; domestic hot water

  7. 7
    adj

    Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.

    It shall be the duty of any owner or person in charge of any domestic animal or animals.

  8. 8
    adj

    Internal to a specific country.

    domestic terrorism

Etymology

From Middle French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus (“house, home”).

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
4 adj · converted or adapted to... domesticated
7 adj · kept by someone, for... domesticated
8 adj · internal to a specific... intranational
Word family
Derived forms antidomesticdomesticabledomesticallydomesticisedomesticizedomicideelectrodomesticextradomesticinterdomesticintermesticintradomesticnondomestic
Related forms domesticatedomesticateddomesticationdomesticity

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