domestic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Relating to the home, the house, or family life.

   She shares the domestic chores with her husband.

2. 2
   adj

   Happening inside one country, not involving other countries.

   The new policy will affect domestic flights but not international ones.

3. 3
   adj

   Made or produced within a particular country.

   They prefer to buy domestic wine rather than imported brands.

4. 4
   adj

   (Of an animal) kept by people as a pet or on a farm, not wild.

   Cats and dogs are the most common domestic animals.

Common collocations

• domestic animal Adjective + noun
• domestic cat Adjective + noun

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

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