domestically

American  

[duh-me-stik-uh-lee, -tik-lee] / dəˈmɛ stɪk ə li, -tɪk li /

adverb

1. within or with respect to the home.

2. with respect to a country or region's internal affairs.

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Explanation

Use the adverb domestically to describe things that happen at home or in a home country. You might be very organized at school or work, but a total mess domestically. Domestically comes from the Latin domesticus, "belonging to the household," and the root domus, "house." The word was first used in the 16th century to mean "inside one's own country" and later came to refer to home life as well. When products are produced domestically, they're made and sold in the same nation, and a Hollywood movie that takes in $10 million domestically earns that amount from tickets sold in the U.S.

Example Sentences

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Ukraine has used its two domestically produced cruise missiles sparingly, given their expense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

"Like hair care products, you really can just buy that domestically instead," he adds.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Comparable-store sales grew by 1.7% in the second quarter, the company said, and were up 1.3% domestically.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

The other half of America’s blueberries are grown domestically, a good portion of them in Maine, the top producer of wild berries in the country.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

This warm, devoted circle of people was always on the front lines of the struggle, working to ensure the rightful equilibrium of human rights—not just domestically, but globally—“by any means necessary.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey