domestic
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domestics
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n Domestic political activities, events, and situations happen or exist within one particular country.
...over 100 domestic flights a day to 15 UK destinations.
...sales in the domestic market.
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domestically [[t]dəme̱stɪkli[/t]] ADV ADV after v, ADV -ed/adj, ADV with cl Opportunities will improve as the company expands domestically and internationally...
Domestically, he's going to make some compromises that he doesn't want to make.
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n Domestic duties and activities are concerned with the running of a home and family.
...a plan for sharing domestic chores.
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n Domestic items and services are intended to be used in people's homes rather than in factories or offices.
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n A
domestic situation or atmosphere is one which involves a family and their home.
It was a scene of such domestic bliss...
I was called out to attend a domestic dispute.
5) ADJ-GRADED Someone who is domestic enjoys being at home and running a family.
She was kind and domestic and put her family before her part-time job.
6) ADJ A domestic animal is one that is not wild and is kept either on a farm to produce food or in someone's home as a pet.
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7) N-COUNT 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.
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domestic — do·mes·tic /də mes tik/ adj 1: of or relating to the household or family a domestic servant domestic relations see also family court 2: of, relating to, or originating within … Law dictionary
domestic — do‧mes‧tic [dəˈmestɪk] adjective [only before a noun] 1. relating to the home or the family: • dramatic rises planned on domestic fuel bills 2. relating to the country you live in, rather than abroad: • The government hoped to halt the overall… … Financial and business terms
domestic — DOMÉSTIC, Ă, domestici, ce, adj. 1. (Despre animale) Care trăieşte pe lângă casă, fiind folosit în anumite scopuri. 2. Care este legat de casă, de gospodărie, de familie, specific vieţii gospodăreşti; p. ext. intim, privat. – Din fr. domestique,… … Dicționar Român
Domestic — Do*mes tic, a. [L. domesticus, fr. domus use: cf. F. domestique. See 1st {Dome}.] 1. Of or pertaining to one s house or home, or one s household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness, worship,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Domestic — or domestique can refer to: A cycling domestique A domestic worker Domestic airport Domestic violence Domestic (band), a group with Trust in Trance Records Domestikos (English: the Domestic), a Byzantine title Domestic of the Schools, commander… … Wikipedia
domestic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to a home or family affairs or relations. 2) of or for use in the home. 3) fond of family life and running a home. 4) (of an animal) tame and kept by humans. 5) existing or occurring within a country; not foreign. ► NOUN… … English terms dictionary
domestic — [dō mes′tik, dəmes′tik] adj. [ME < OFr domestique < L domesticus < domus: see DOME] 1. having to do with the home or housekeeping; of the house or family [domestic joys] 2. of one s own country or the country referred to 3. made or… … English World dictionary
Domestic — Do*mes tic, n. 1. One who lives in the family of an other, as hired household assistant; a house servant. [1913 Webster] The master labors and leads an anxious life, to secure plenty and ease to the domestic. V. Knox. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Com.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
domestic — (adj.) early 15c., from M.Fr. domestique (14c.) and directly from L. domesticus belonging to the household, from domus house, from PIE *domo /*domu house, household (Cf. Skt. damah house; Avestan demana house; Gk. domos house, despotes … Etymology dictionary
domestic — [adj1] household calm, devoted, domiciliary, family, home, homelike, homeloving, homely, indoor, pet, private, sedentary, settled, stay at home, subdued, submissive, tame, trained, tranquil; concept 542 Ant. business, industrial, office domestic… … New thesaurus
Domestic — Domestic, grobfadiger, baumwollener Hemdenstoff, mit Leinwandbindung und 27 Ketten und 25 Schußfäden auf 1 cm … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
