Definition of DOMESTIC
living near or about human habitations; tame, domesticated; of, relating to, or originating within a country and especially one’s own country… See the full definition
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Definition of
domestic
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a
:
living near or about human habitations
domestic
vermin
b
:
tame
,
domesticated
the
domestic
cat
2
:
of, relating to, or originating within a country and especially one’s own country
domestic
politics
domestic
wines
domestic
manufacturing
all debts foreign and
domestic
3
:
of or relating to the
household
or the family
domestic
chores
domestic
happiness
4
:
devoted to home duties and pleasures
leading a quietly
domestic
life
5
:
indigenous
a
domestic
species
domestic
Definition of
domestic
(Entry 2 of 2)
1
:
a servant hired to work for a
household
Her grandmother worked as a
domestic
.
2
:
an article (such as a rug or blanket) manufactured within one’s own country or for use in a household
:
an article of domestic (see
—
usually used in plural
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domestic
Adjective
domestically
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for
domestic
Synonyms: Adjective
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Synonyms: Noun
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Antonyms: Adjective
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Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of
domestic
in a Sentence
Adjective
The company hopes to attract both foreign and
domestic
investors.
the surest way to maintain
domestic
peace and harmony is to have everyone pitch in on chores
Noun
She got in a
domestic
with her husband.
working as a team, the man and his wife hired themselves out as
domestics
for wealthy homeowners
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Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Such pauses wouldn’t be reflected in the Gun Violence Archive data, which doesn’t distinguish
domestic
and gang shootings from more public incidents.
—
NBC News
, “Gun violence is up. It’s been up for more than a year.,” 26 Apr. 2021
Biden signed executive actions that elevated the importance of science in federal policymaking and that called on federal agencies to make climate change and environmental justice a priority in
domestic
and foreign policy decision-making.
—
Ben Gittleson,
ABC News
, “Biden’s 1st 100 days: Promises kept, broken, or in progress,” 26 Apr. 2021
Across both
domestic
and long-haul travel, American Airlines Group Inc. remains the world’s largest flier.
—
Benjamin Katz,
WSJ
, “How Qatar Airways, With Its Covid-19 Playbook, Dethroned Emirates as Biggest Long-Haul Airline,” 25 Apr. 2021
America’s criminal justice system too often fails to protect victims of
domestic
and family violence from their abusers — even when the warning signs are obvious.
—
Washington Post
, “Before Austin shooting, suspect’s family pleaded for more protection: ‘I’m afraid he might hurt me’,” 22 Apr. 2021
But
domestic
and international pressure in recent years has begun to push the county in a different direction.
—
Los Angeles Times
, “The U.S. is the biggest carbon emitter in history. Where do other nations stand?,” 22 Apr. 2021
The projects, however, will be funded only if Congress reaches agreement on the dozen annual spending bills and the total levels of
domestic
and military spending.
—
New York Times
, “Senate Republicans Shun Earmarks, Embracing Spending Restraint Anew,” 22 Apr. 2021
The Super League table would have included the reigning champions of the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, and Italian Serie A – together, the 12 clubs account for dozens of titles on the
domestic
and international level.
—
Sarah Keohane Williamson,
Forbes
, “A Lesson In Stakeholder Capitalism From The Failed Super League,” 21 Apr. 2021
Mondale traveled extensively on Carter’s behalf and advised him on
domestic
and foreign affairs.
—
Rich Barak,
ajc
, “BREAKING: Walter Mondale, Jimmy Carter’s vice president, dies at 93,” 20 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
That included $135 million in China (+70% from Godzilla and -25% from Skull Island) and $110 million
domestic
on a $180 million budget.
—
Scott Mendelson,
Forbes
, “How A ‘Shazam Vs. Black Adam’ Movie Might Trump ‘Batman V Superman’,” 15 Apr. 2021
The Millennial tendency to dabble in the
domestic
is now, essentially, many people’s full-time job.
—
Angela Lashbrook,
refinery29.com
, “How The Pandemic Made Us Obsessed With Our Homes,” 12 Jan. 2021
Her mother was a
domestic
who was home only one day a week; her stepfather was a longshoreman.
—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker
, “The Plague Year,” 28 Dec. 2020
One of nine children, he was raised by his mother, Era, who supported the family by working as a
domestic
.
—
New York Times
, “Dick Allen, 78, Dies; Baseball Slugger Withstood Bigotry,” 7 Dec. 2020
The rub was that Gamgort saw no way his
domestic
can suppliers could possibly make enough of them.
—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune
, “Keurig is a machine: How the beverage giant is leveraging A.I. to fuel growth,” 19 Oct. 2020
In 1936 Fred married twenty-three-year-old Mary Anne MacLeod, recently arrived from Scotland as a
domestic
.
—
Anne Diebel,
The New York Review of Books
, “Trumps on the Couch,” 8 Sep. 2020
The growth of its
domestic
over the top business is robust.
—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter
, “Lionsgate Swings to Quarterly Profit Amid Pandemic,” 6 Aug. 2020
Her father was an oil field worker, her mother a
domestic
.
—
Richard Sandomir,
BostonGlobe.com
, “Ola Mae Spinks, who helped preserve a slave archive, dies at 106,” 10 July 2020
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First Known Use of
domestic
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at
sense 1a
Noun
1613, in the meaning defined at
sense 1
History and Etymology for
domestic
Adjective and Noun
Middle English, from Middle French
domestique
, from Latin
domesticus
, from
domus
— see
dome
entry
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