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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024do•mes•tic /dəˈmɛstɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to the home:[before a noun]domestic as opposed to industrial uses of natural gas.
- devoted to home life:He's very domestic and loves to stay at home.
- tame;
domesticated:[before a noun]Cats are domestic animals. - Government of or relating to one's own country as apart from other countries;
produced in one's own country:[before a noun]domestic trade.
n. [countable] - a household servant.
do•mes•ti•cal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024do•mes•tic (də mes′tik),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family:domestic pleasures.
- devoted to home life or household affairs.
- tame;
domesticated. - Governmentof or pertaining to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries:domestic trade.
- indigenous to or produced or made within one's own country;
not foreign;
native:domestic goods.
n. - a hired household servant.
- something produced or manufactured in one's own country.
- domestics, household items made of cloth, as sheets, towels, and tablecloths.
- Middle French
- Latin domesticus, derivative of domus house (see dome); replacing domestique
- 1515–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: domestic /dəˈmɛstɪk/ adj - of or involving the home or family
- enjoying or accustomed to home or family life
- (of an animal) bred or kept by man as a pet or for purposes such as the supply of food
- of, produced in, or involving one's own country or a specific country: domestic and foreign affairs
n - a household servant
- informal (esp in police use) an incident of violence in the home, esp between a man and a woman
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French domestique, from Latin domesticus belonging to the house, from domus housedoˈmestically adv |