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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. 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.

3. 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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › domesticDOMESTIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › domesticDOMESTIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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 › english › domesticDOMESTIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   of or involving the home or family. 2. enjoying or accustomed to home or family life. 3. (of an animal) bred or kept by humans as a pet or for purposes such as the supply of food. 4. of, produced in, or involving one's own country or a specific country. domestic and foreign affairs. noun.

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

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   1. of or involving the home or family. 2. enjoying or accustomed to home or family life. 3. (Agriculture) (of an animal) bred or kept by man as a pet or for purposes such as the supply of food. 4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, produced in, or involving one's own country or a specific country: domestic and foreign affairs. n. 5.