domestic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family.
domestic pleasures.
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devoted to home life or household affairs.
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no longer wild; domesticated; tame.
domestic animals.
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of or relating to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries.
domestic trade.
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indigenous to or produced or made within one's own country; not foreign; native.
domestic goods.
noun
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a hired household servant.
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something produced or manufactured in one's own country.
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domestics, household items made of cloth, as sheets, towels, and tablecloths.
adjective
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of or involving the home or family
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enjoying or accustomed to home or family life
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(of an animal) bred or kept by man as a pet or for purposes such as the supply of food
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of, produced in, or involving one's own country or a specific country
domestic and foreign affairs
noun
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a household servant
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informal (esp in police use) an incident of violence in the home, esp between a man and a woman
Other Word Forms
- antidomestic adjective
- antidomestically adverb
- domestically adverb
- nondomestic adjective
- nondomestically adverb
- predomestic adjective
- predomestically adverb
- semidomestic adjective
- semidomestically adverb
- undomestic adjective
- undomestically adverb
Etymology
Origin of domestic
First recorded in 1515–25; from Latin domesticus, derivative of domus “house” ( dome ); replacing domestique, from Middle French
Example Sentences
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The law mandates that only U.S.-made ships may transport cargo between domestic ports.
From MarketWatch
Investors are betting U.S. fertilizer makers will gain market share and expand profit margins due to cheaper domestic natural gas.
Among nine U.S. carriers, Spirit Airlines had the steepest week-over-week increase in fares for domestic flights booked 21 days in advance, the report said.
The S&P 500 soared nearly 35% from last year’s Liberation Day trough, powered by tailwinds from tech, Fed rate cuts, and a resilient domestic economy.
From Barron's
Big picture: The smaller trade deficit in January might have one salutary effect: It could help pad the increase in gross domestic product in the first quarter.
From MarketWatch
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