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- Dictionarydo·mes·tic/dəˈmestik/
adjective
- 1. relating to the running of a home or to family relations: "domestic chores" Similar Opposite
- 2. existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international: "the current state of US domestic affairs" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person who is paid to help with menial tasks such as cleaning.
- 2. a product not made abroad. North American
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The meaning of DOMESTIC is living near or about human habitations. How to use domestic in a sentence.
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.
relating to a person's own country: domestic airlines / flights. Domestic opinion had turned against the war. Fewer examples. The prime minister's globetrotting has led to accusations that he is ignoring domestic problems. The domestic market is still depressed, but demand abroad is picking up.
Domestic definition: of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family. See examples of DOMESTIC used in a sentence.
relating to a person's own country: domestic airlines / flights. Domestic opinion had turned against the war. Fewer examples. The prime minister's globetrotting has led to accusations that he is ignoring domestic problems. The domestic market is still depressed, but demand abroad is picking up.
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. Synonyms: servant, help, maid, woman [informal] More Synonyms of domestic. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
1. Of or relating to the family or household: domestic chores. 2. Fond of home life and household affairs. 3. Tame or domesticated. Used of animals. 4. Of or relating to a country's internal affairs: domestic issues such as tax rates and highway construction. 5. Produced in or indigenous to a particular country: domestic oil; domestic wine. n. 1.
adjective. /dəˈmestɪk/ [usually before noun] of or inside a particular country; not foreign or international. domestic affairs/politics. Output consists of both exports and sales on the domestic market. The US is unable to meet its domestic demand for steel in any given year. English domestic law.
Made or produced in the home country; native. Domestic wine. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Adjective Definitions (2) Synonyms: national. internal. home. native. domesticated.
domestic. adjective. /dəˈmɛstɪk/ [usually before noun] of or inside a particular country; not foreign or international domestic affairs/politics domestic flights (= to and from places within a country) Output consists of both exports and sales on the domestic market. opposite foreign. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
