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   domestic

   /dəˈmɛstɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the running of a home or to family relations: "domestic chores" Similar familyhomeprivatehouseholddomiciliaryOpposite public
   • ▪ of or for use in the home rather than in an industrial or office environment: "domestic water supplies" Similar nativeindigenoushome-grownhome-bredaboriginaltechnical:autochthonous
   • ▪ (of an animal) tame and kept by humans: "domestic dogs" Similar domesticatedtamepethouseholdtrainednot wildhouse-trainedhousebrokenOpposite wild
   • ▪ (of a person) fond of family life and running a home: "she was not at all domestic" Similar domesticatedstay-at-homehome-lovinghousewifely
   • 2. existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international: "Egypt's domestic affairs" Similar nationalstatehomelocalinternalinteriornot foreignnot internationalOpposite foreigninternational

   noun

   • 1. a person who is paid to help with cleaning and other menial tasks in a person's home.
   • 2. a violent quarrel between family members, especially a couple: informal British "they are often called to sort out a domestic"
   • 3. a product not made abroad. North American

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

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