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| do·mes·tic [ də méstik ] |
adjective |
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1. relating to home: relating to or used in the home or everyday life within a household
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2. relating to family: relating to or involving a family or the people living together within a household
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3. not wild: kept as a farm animal or as a pet
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4. commerce not foreign: produced, distributed, sold, or occurring within a country
 domestic oil producers
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5. politics of nation's internal affairs: relating to the internal affairs of a nation or country
 domestic issues such as elections
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6. enjoying home: enjoying home and family life
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noun (plural do·mes·tics) |
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1. household servant: somebody employed to do housework in somebody else's home or other duties in a large household
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2. commerce product not originating abroad: a product manufactured within a country
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| [15th century. Via French< Latin domesticus< domus "house"] |
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 do·mes·ti·cal·ly adverb |
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