domestic

[duh-mes-tik]

adjective

1. of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family.

   domestic pleasures.

2. devoted to home life or household affairs.

3. no longer wild; domesticated; tame.

   domestic animals.

4. of or relating to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries.

   domestic trade.

5. indigenous to or produced or made within one's own country; not foreign; native.

   domestic goods.

noun

1. a hired household servant.

2. something produced or manufactured in one's own country.

3. domestics, household items made of cloth, as sheets, towels, and tablecloths.

domestic

/ dəˈmɛstɪk /

adjective

1. of or involving the home or family

2. enjoying or accustomed to home or family life

3. (of an animal) bred or kept by man as a pet or for purposes such as the supply of food

4. of, produced in, or involving one's own country or a specific country

   domestic and foreign affairs

noun

1. a household servant

2. informal,  (esp in police use) an incident of violence in the home, esp between a man and a woman

Other Word Forms

• domestically adverb
• antidomestic adjective
• antidomestically adverb
• nondomestic adjective
• nondomestically adverb
• predomestic adjective
• predomestically adverb
• semidomestic adjective
• semidomestically adverb
• undomestic adjective
• undomestically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of domestic¹

First recorded in 1515–25; from Latin domesticus, derivative of domus “house” ( dome ); replacing domestique, from Middle French

Word History and Origins

Origin of domestic¹

C16: from Old French domestique, from Latin domesticus belonging to the house, from domus house

Example Sentences

In Australia, the findings are particularly timely given growing national attention to domestic and family violence.

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If California was a country, its economy would be ranked as the fourth-largest in the world, with a nominal gross domestic product of $4.1 trillion.

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The National Guard is generally not allowed to perform domestic law enforcement duties when federalized by the president.

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Macron, facing the worst domestic crisis since the 2017 start of his presidency, has yet to address the public since Lecornu's first government fell.

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As we enter, that video projection surrounds us with vast images of canals and churches, palazzi and domestic buildings.

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Related Words

• indigenous 
• internal 
• national