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What is the english dictanary definition of domestic

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Answer:adjective

1.

relating to the running of a home or to family relations.

"domestic chores"

synonyms: family, home, private; More

2.

existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international.

"the current state of US domestic affairs"

synonyms: national, state, home, local, internal, interior, not foreign, not international

"the domestic car manufacturing industry"

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adjective

adjective: domestic

1 1.
relating to the running of a home or to family relations."domestic chores"

2 synonyms:

3 family, home, private; Morehousehold, domiciliary
"her domestic commitments prevented her from returning to employment"

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5 antonyms:

6 public

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◦ of or for use in the home rather than in an industrial or office environment."domestic appliances"

◦ synonyms:

◦ native, indigenous, homegrown, home-bred, aboriginal; technicalautochthonous "the flower garden housed domestic and exotic blooms"


◦ (of an animal) tame and kept by humans."domestic cattle"

◦ synonyms:

◦ domesticated, tame, pet, household, trained, not wild; Morehouse-trained;
housebroken
"I only treat small domestic animals"

◦ antonyms:

◦ wild


◦ (of a person) fond of family life and running a home."she was not at all domestic"

◦ synonyms:

◦ housewifely, domesticated, stay-at-home, home-loving, homely "I am not at all domestic"


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9 2.
existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international."the current state of US domestic affairs"

10 synonyms:

11 national, state, home, local, internal, interior, not foreign, not international "the domestic car manufacturing industry"

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13 antonyms:

14 foreign, international

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noun

noun: domestic; plural noun: domestics; noun: domestic worker; plural noun: domestic workers; noun: domestic help; plural noun: domestic helps

1 1.
a person who is paid to help with menial tasks such as cleaning.

2 synonyms:

3 servant, domestic servant, domestic worker, domestic help, hired help, home help, daily help, maid, housemaid, maid-of-all-work, cleaner, menial, housekeeper; Moredatedcharwoman, charlady, char;
informaldaily, daily woman, skivvy, Mrs. Mop;
archaicscullion
"all of the cleaning was undertaken by domestics"

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5 2.
NORTH AMERICAN
a product not made abroad.


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