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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
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