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domestic

do·mes·tic [ də méstik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. relating to home: relating to or used in the home or everyday life within a household

2. relating to family: relating to or involving a family or the people living together within a household

3. not wild: kept as a farm animal or as a pet

4. commerce not foreign: produced, distributed, sold, or occurring within a country
domestic oil producers

5. politics of nation's internal affairs: relating to the internal affairs of a nation or country
domestic issues such as elections

6. enjoying home: enjoying home and family life



noun  (plural do·mes·tics)
Definition:
 
1. household servant: somebody employed to do housework in somebody else's home or other duties in a large household

2. commerce product not originating abroad: a product manufactured within a country

[15th century. Via French< Latin domesticus< domus "house"]

do·mes·ti·cal·ly adverb
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