Domestic - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dəˈmestɪk|  American pronunciation of the word domestic
Brit.  |dəˈmestɪk|  British pronunciation of the word domestic

noun

- a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

adjective

- converted or adapted to domestic use (syn: domesticated)
domestic animals
domesticated plants like maize
- produced in a particular country
domestic wine
domestic oil

Extra examples

The company hopes to attract both foreign and domestic investors.

...the surest way to maintain domestic peace and harmony is to have everyone pitch in on chores...

She got in a domestic with her husband.

...working as a team, the man and his wife hired themselves out as domestics for wealthy homeowners...

US foreign and domestic policy

Domestic flights (=flights that stay inside a particular country) go from Terminal 1.

Unfortunately his domestic life wasn't very happy.

Nowadays there is more sharing of domestic chores.

No, I'm not very domestic.

It sounded like the neighbours were having a bit of a domestic.

After the war, the government focused on its own domestic affairs.

All European domestic cattle belong to the same species.

The high taxes on imported goods are intended to protect domestic producers.

Women at that time were confined to the domestic sphere.

...having witnessed so much domestic disharmony while growing up, he was in no rush to join the ranks of the married...

Word forms

noun
singular: domestic
plural: domestics
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