What does domestic mean?
Definitions for domestic
dəˈmɛs tɪkdo·mes·tic
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word domestic.
Princeton's WordNet
domestic, domestic help, house servantadjective
a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
domesticadjective
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
"domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"
domesticadjective
of or relating to the home
"domestic servant"; "domestic science"
domesticadjective
of or involving the home or family
"domestic worries"; "domestic happiness"; "they share the domestic chores"; "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"; "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste"
domestic, domesticatedadjective
converted or adapted to domestic use
"domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize"
domesticadjective
produced in a particular country
"domestic wine"; "domestic oil"
Wiktionary
domesticnoun
A house servant; a maid.
domesticnoun
A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent
domesticadjective
Of or relating to the home.
domesticadjective
Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.
domesticadjective
Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
domesticadjective
Internal to a specific country.
Etymology: From domesticus, from domus.
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domestic
Domestic generally refers to anything related to the household or family; anything existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international. This term is commonly used in many contexts such as domestic chores, domestic flight, domestic violence, domestic partnership, etc., each carrying a slightly different but related meaning.
Webster Dictionary
Domesticadjective
of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness, worship, servants
Domesticadjective
of or pertaining to a nation considered as a family or home, or to one's own country; intestine; not foreign; as, foreign wars and domestic dissensions
Domesticadjective
remaining much at home; devoted to home duties or pleasures; as, a domestic man or woman
Domesticadjective
living in or near the habitations of man; domesticated; tame as distinguished from wild; as, domestic animals
Domesticadjective
made in one's own house, nation, or country; as, domestic manufactures, wines, etc
Domesticnoun
one who lives in the family of an other, as hired household assistant; a house servant
Domesticnoun
articles of home manufacture, especially cotton goods
Etymology: [L. domesticus, fr. domus use: cf. F. domestique. See 1st Dome.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Domestic
do-mes′tik, adj. belonging to the house: remaining much at home: private: tame: not foreign.—n. a servant in the house: (pl.) articles of home manufacture, esp. home-made cotton cloths.—adv. Domes′tically.—v.t. Domes′ticāte, to make domestic or familiar: to tame.—ns. Domesticā′tion; Domesticā′tor; Domestic′ity.—Domestic architecture, the architecture of mansions, dwelling-houses, cottages, &c.; Domestic economy, the principles of thrifty housekeeping. [Fr.,—L. domesticus—domus, a house.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'domestic' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1487
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'domestic' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2725
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'domestic' in Adjectives Frequency: #178
Anagrams for domestic »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of domestic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of domestic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of domestic in a Sentence
National Security Adviser Susan Rice:
There have been times - and this is one of them - where anti-trade sentiment has attained some salience in our domestic politics as well as in other countries, there's been an evolution over the decades in the nature of trade agreements and in the caliber of trade agreements. And I'm not sure that that has fully been absorbed in the public mindset or the political discourse.
Some people link drug consumption with freedom, individuality, and liberation, if the United States truly wants to resolve its fentanyl abuse problem, it needs to strengthen its domestic work.
We view the president's 2020 budget proposal as a political priority-setting document. ... Congressional dynamics will mostly restrain requested domestic spending cuts and major changes to authorization language.
This is from the same party that said that if you are a parent, and you've got concerns about your kids being taught critical race theory or having to wear masks in school, you're a domestic terrorist, this same party is now saying to parents, 'If you're concerned about what your kids might be exposed to online, if you're concerned about the rampant epidemic of child abuse and child exploitation online, you're just a conspiracy theorist.'.
Turkey's domestic peace is not an issue for Turkey alone. It is directly related to the resolution of the Syrian conflict and to the migration problem in Europe.
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Translations for domestic
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- المنزلي, منزليArabic
- семеен, домашна помощница, питомен, домашен, местенBulgarian
- interior, domèsticCatalan, Valencian
- tuzemský, domácíCzech
- indenlandskeDanish
- Domestik, Domestike, inländischGerman
- οικιακόςGreek
- empleada, nacional, malos tratos, empleada domestica, domésticoSpanish
- داخلیPersian
- kotimainen, kesy, sisä-, piika, sisäasiat, sisäinen, kotiapulainen, perhe, kotitalous, perheriita, koti, kotimaanFinnish
- national, domestique, intestin, intérieur, familial, conjugalFrench
- ביתי, פנימיHebrew
- घरेलूHindi
- házi, hazai, belföldi, belfHungarian
- տնային, հայրենական, ընտանիArmenian
- lokalIndonesian
- domestica, domesticoItalian
- בֵּיתִיHebrew
- 国内, 国内のJapanese
- 하인, 국내, 가정의Korean
- ناوخۆKurdish
- domesticisLatin
- tara-ā-whareMāori
- домашен, фамилијарен, домашно, семеен, куќна момошничка, куќен помошникMacedonian
- domestik, bela jinakMalay
- huiselijkDutch
- innenlandsNorwegian
- bílaʼashdlaʼii bilį́į́ʼNavajo, Navaho
- domowy, krajowyPolish
- empregada, domesticado, doméstico, doméstica, empregada doméstica, nacional, domesticadaPortuguese
- internRomanian
- вну́тренний, внутренний, дома́шний, оте́чественный, ме́стныйRussian
- inhemskSwedish
- உள்நாட்டுTamil
- ในประเทศThai
- yerliTurkish
- внутрішнійUkrainian
- گھریلوUrdu
- trong nướcVietnamese
- דינערYiddish
- 国内Chinese
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