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   domestic

   /dəˈmɛstɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the running of a home or to family relations: "domestic chores" Similar familyhomeprivatehouseholddomiciliaryOpposite public
   • ▪ of or for use in the home rather than in an industrial or office environment: "domestic water supplies" Similar nativeindigenoushome-grownhome-bredaboriginaltechnical:autochthonous
   • ▪ (of an animal) tame and kept by humans: "domestic dogs" Similar domesticatedtamepethouseholdtrainednot wildhouse-trainedhousebrokenOpposite wild
   • ▪ (of a person) fond of family life and running a home: "she was not at all domestic" Similar domesticatedstay-at-homehome-lovinghousewifely
   • 2. existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international: "Egypt's domestic affairs" Similar nationalstatehomelocalinternalinteriornot foreignnot internationalOpposite foreigninternational

   noun

   • 1. a person who is paid to help with cleaning and other menial tasks in a person's home.
   • 2. a violent quarrel between family members, especially a couple: informal British "they are often called to sort out a domestic"
   • 3. a product not made abroad. North American

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus ‘house’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDOMESTIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DOMESTIC definition: 1. relating to a person's own country: 2. belonging or relating to the home, house, or family: 3…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › domesticDomestic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DOMESTIC is living near or about human habitations. How to use domestic in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDOMESTIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   relating to a person's own country: domestic airlines / flights. Domestic opinion had turned against the war. Fewer examples. The prime minister's globetrotting has led to accusations that he is ignoring domestic problems. The domestic market is still depressed, but demand abroad is picking up.

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   Domestic definition: of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family. See examples of DOMESTIC used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › domesticDomestic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Domestic generally means relating to someone's family, home, or home country. Domestic work is work done in the home — a domestic is someone who works in a home, such as a nanny or a maid.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDOMESTIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A domestic, a domestic help, or a domestic worker is a person who is paid to come to help with the work that has to be done in a house such as the cleaning, washing, and ironing.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › domesticDomestic - definition of domestic by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Of or relating to the family or household: domestic chores. 2. Fond of home life and household affairs. 3. Tame or domesticated. Used of animals. 4. Of or relating to a country's internal affairs: domestic issues such as tax rates and highway construction. 5. Produced in or indigenous to a particular country: domestic oil; domestic wine. n. 1.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › domesticDomestic Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Having to do with the home or housekeeping; of the house or family. Domestic joys.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDOMESTIC | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    relating to the home and family relationships: domestic violence. What are his domestic arrangements? domestic adjective (COUNTRY) B2. inside one country and not international: a domestic flight. domestic adjective (ANIMAL) A domestic animal is kept as a pet.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › domesticdomestic - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

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    domestic meaning, definition, what is domestic: relating to or happening in one particul...: Learn more.