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- domestic [də'mεstɪk]
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1.
adj
of or involving the home or family
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2.
adj
enjoying or accustomed to home or family life
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3.
adj
(of an animal) bred or kept by man as a pet or for purposes such as the supply of food
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4.
adj
of, produced in, or involving one's own country or a specific country
- domestic and foreign affairs
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5.
n
a household servant
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6.
n
[informal]
(esp in police use) an incident of violence in the home, esp between a man and a woman
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7.
n
[Etymology]
C16: from Old French domestique, from Latin domesticus belonging to the house, from domus house
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1.
adj
of or involving the home or family
Examples
- Canada's domestic affairs
- 加拿大的内政 → domestic
- domestic wine
- 国产酒(或自产酒) → domestic
- The cow is a domestic animal.
- 奶牛是家畜。 → the
- domestic and foreign affairs → domestic
- domestic offices → office
- 对内政策
- domestic (or internal) policy → 对内
- 对内搞活经济
- enliven the domestic economy → 对内
- 国内分行
- home (or domestic) branch → 分行
- 改良家畜品种
- improve the breed of domestic animals → 改良
- 国内市场
- domestic (or home) market → 国内
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