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domestic definition

do·mes·tic (dō mestik, də-)

adjective

  1. having to do with the home or housekeeping; of the house or family domestic joys
  2. of one's own country or the country referred to
  3. made or produced in the home country; native domestic wine
  4. domesticated; tame: said of animals
  5. enjoying and attentive to the home and family life

Etymology: ME < OFr domestique < L domesticus < domus: see dome

noun

  1. a servant for the home, as a maid or cook
  2. native products
  3. sheets, blankets, towels, etc.

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