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Etymology
Latin domesticus < Latin domus (house, home)

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-domestic.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�stɪk|-�stɪk

Adjective
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1. Of or related to the home

#* 1994: George Whitmore, Getting Rid of Robert in Violet Quill - �Dan�s not as domestic as you," I commented rather nastily.

1. Of or related to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur

#* See, for example, domestic violence|domestic violence, domestic hot water|domestic hot water

1. (Of a domesticated animal) kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.

#* 1890: US Bureau of Animal Industry, Annual report v 6/7, 1889/90 - It shall be the duty of any owner or person in charge of any domestic animal or animals.

1. Internal to a specific country

#* 1996 Robert O. Keohane, Helen V. Milner, Internationalization and Domestic Politics - The proportion of international economic flows relative to domestic ones.

Translations
trans-top|of or related to the home
Finnish: koti-, perhe-
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trans-top|of or related to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
Finnish: koti-, perhe-, kotitalous-
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trans-top|(of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
Finnish: koti- (-> kotieläin), kesy
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trans-top|internal to a specific country
Finnish: kotimaan (genitive of a noun), kotimaan-, kotimainen
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Kurdish: KUchar|�ا�خ�
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ttbc|Serbian: tuzeman
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Antonyms
(of or related to the home): adventurous, social
(local): foreign

Synonyms
(of or related to the home): bourgeois, civilized, comfortable

Noun
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1. A house servant; a maid.

#*Mary Romero, Maid in the U.S.A. - New standards of cleanliness increased the workload for domestics.

1. A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent

#* 2005: Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence in Whatcom County (read on the Whatcom County website athttp://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/boards/dv_whatcom042505.pdf on 20 May 2006) - The number of �verbal domestics� (where law enforcement determines that no assault has occurred and where no arrest is made), decreased significantly.

Translations
trans-top|house servant; a maid
Finnish: kotiapulainen, piika
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trans-top|domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent
Finnish: perheriita
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Related terms
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domestic violence
domestic hot water
domesticate
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domesticated
domestication
domesticity
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