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domestic

  (də-mĕs'tĭk) pronunciation
adj.
  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. A household servant.
    1. Cotton cloth.
    2. Household linens. Often used in the plural.
  2. A product or substance discovered in, developed in, or exported from a particular country.

[Middle English, from Old French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus, house.]

domestically do·mes'ti·cal·ly adv.
 
 
Business Dictionary: Domestic (Corporation, Partnership)

A corporation or partnership created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States or of any state.

 
Thesaurus: domestic

adjective

  1. Of or relating to the family or household: familial, family, home, homely, household. See kin, group.
  2. Trained or bred to live with and be of use to people: tame. See wild/tame.
  3. Of, from, or within a country's own territory: home, internal, national, native. See native/foreign.

 
Antonyms: domestic

adj

Definition: household
Antonyms: business, industrial, office

adj

Definition: not foreign
Antonyms: alien, foreign


 

adj. existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international: Korea's domestic affairs.

domestically adv.

Etymology: late Middle English: from French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus ‘house.’

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

 
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Pertaining to the house or home. A person employed by a household to perform various servient duties. Any household servant, such as a maid or butler. Relating to a place of birth, origin, or domicile.

That which is domestic is related to household uses. A domestic animal is one that is sufficiently tame to live with a family, such as a dog or cat, or one that can be used to contribute to a family's support, such as a cow, chicken, or horse. When something is domesticated, it is converted to domestic use, as in the case of a wild animal that is tamed.

Domestic relations are relationships between various family members, such as a husband and wife, that are regulated by family law.

A domestic corporation of a particular state is one that has been organized and chartered in that state as opposed to a foreign corporation, which has been incorporated in another state or territory. In tax law, a domestic corporation is one that has originated in any U.S. state or territory.

Domestic products are goods that are manufactured within a particular territory rather than imported from outside that territory.

 

Pertaining to an environment managed by humans.

  • d. animals — animals accustomed to living in a domestic environment.
  • d. cat — often used to describe mongrel or crossbred cats, either shorthaired or longhaired.
  • d. markets — local markets; usually refers to markets in the same country.
 
Word Tutor: domestic
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IN BRIEF: adj. - Of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; Of or involving the home or family.

pronunciation Conceal thy domestic ills. — Thales

 
Wikipedia: domestic (disambiguation)


Domestic or domestique can refer to:


 
Translations: Translations for: Domestic

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hjemlig, huslig, hus-, husholdnings-, indenlandsk, indenrigs-, hjemmelavet, tam
n. - hushjælp, tjenestefolk

idioms:

  • domestic appliance    husholdningsredskaber
  • domestic front    hjemmefronten
  • domestic help    hushjælp
  • domestic science    husholdningslære
  • domestic worker    hushjælp, hospitalsmedhjælper

Nederlands (Dutch)
huiselijk, het gezin betreffend, tam, huishoudelijk, binnenlands, bediende, binnenlands product

Français (French)
adj. - familial, de famille, domestique, (Écon, Pol) intérieur, national (monnaie, économie), domestique (animal)
n. - domestique, dispute conjugale

idioms:

  • domestic appliance    électroménager
  • domestic front    front domestique
  • domestic help    aide domestique
  • domestic science    arts ménagers
  • domestic worker    travailleur domestique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dienstbote, Hausangestellter
adj. - Haushalts-, Haus-, inländisch, einheimisch, innenpolitisch, häuslich

idioms:

  • domestic appliance    Haushaltsgerät
  • domestic front    Heimatfront
  • domestic help    Haushaltshilfe
  • domestic science    Hauswirtschaftslehre
  • domestic worker    Hausgehilfe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μέλος οικιακού υπηρετικού προσωπικού
adj. - οικιακός, σπιτικός, σπιτίσιος, εγχώριος, ντόπιος, εσωτερικός, κατοικίδιος

idioms:

  • domestic appliance    οικιακή συσκευή
  • domestic front    εσωτερικό μέτωπο, χώρος των εσωτερικών προβλημάτων μιας χώρας
  • domestic help    υπηρετικό προσωπικό
  • domestic science    οικοκυρική (επιστήμη)
  • domestic worker    οικιακή/-ός βοηθός

Italiano (Italian)
domestica, domestico, intimo

idioms:

  • domestic help    aiuto domestico
  • domestic science    economia domestica
  • domestic worker    domestico/a

Português (Portuguese)
n. - criado (m)
adj. - doméstico

idioms:

  • domestic help    ajuda (f) interna
  • domestic science    economia (f) doméstica
  • domestic worker    criado (m)

Русский (Russian)
домашний, местный, семейный, прислуга

idioms:

  • domestic help    помощь по дому
  • domestic science    домоводство
  • domestic worker    прислуга

Español (Spanish)
adj. - doméstico, nacional, hogareño, casero, domesticado
n. - doméstica, asistente, criada, doméstico, nacional

idioms:

  • domestic appliance    utensilio doméstico, electrodoméstico
  • domestic front    frente nacional, nivel interno
  • domestic help    ayuda doméstica
  • domestic science    economía doméstica
  • domestic worker    trabajador doméstico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hembiträde
adj. - hushålls-, huslig, inrikes, tam

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
家庭的, 驯服的, 国内的, 仆人, 佣人, 国货

idioms:

  • domestic appliance    家庭用具, 家用器具
  • domestic front    统治战线
  • domestic help    佣人
  • domestic science    家政学
  • domestic worker    佣人

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 家庭的, 馴服的, 國內的
n. - 僕人, 傭人, 國貨

idioms:

  • domestic appliance    家庭用具, 家用器具
  • domestic front    統治戰線
  • domestic help    傭人
  • domestic science    家政學
  • domestic worker    傭人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가사의, 내국의, 길든
n. - 하인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 家庭の, 家庭向きの, 人に飼われている, 国内の, 国産の
n. - 召し使い

idioms:

  • domestic appliance    家庭器具
  • domestic help    家の手伝いをする人
  • domestic science    家政学, 家庭科
  • domestic worker    家の手伝いをする人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خادم في منزل وبخاصه الذي يقوم بالتنظيف (صفه) منزلي, أهلي, مكرس, نفسه للحياة المنزليه, وطني ( يخص بلد معين وليس دولي), ليف ( صفه خاصه بالحيوانات التي تربى في مزرعه)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ביתי, מבויית, פנימי, מקומי, משפחתי, אוהב חיי בית‬
n. - ‮עוזרת בית, מה שהוכן בבית, משרת‬


 
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