- pronunciation:
- d
me
stihk
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having to do with the home or family.
On the weekends, I do domestic chores.Acts of domestic violence are crimes.
- similar words:
- residential
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| definition 2: |
from the country where you live.
He buys domestic cars, not foreign cars.- antonyms:
- foreign, international
- similar words:
- national
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| related words: |
native, tame |
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| derivation: |
domestically (adv.) |
Domestic comes from
domus, the Latin word for "house." It was first used to mean "of one's own country" in 1545. The English word
dome also comes from
domus.