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.

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domestically

China’s central bank moved to stabilize the yuan by draining dollar liquidity domestically, after the Chinese currency strengthened to a multiyear high against the greenback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The casting introduces its own familiar comic premise: the polished gay man enlisted to introduce his less domestically accomplished counterparts to the finer points of everyday living.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Six of 2026’s 20 highest-grossing films domestically are animated, according to Box Office Mojo, and all six are rated PG.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

South Korea's military said Friday its homegrown weapon had a "robust design" that used domestically produced heat-resistant materials to provide thermal protection, leaving it "free from any soot" even in hypersonic conditions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 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

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