transcription, транскрипция: [ dəmestɪk ]
( domestics)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Domestic political activities, events, and situations happen or exist within one particular country.
...over 100 domestic flights a day to 15 UK destinations.
...sales in the domestic market.
≠ foreign, international
ADJ : usu ADJ n
see also gross domestic product
• do‧mes‧ti‧cal‧ly
Opportunities will improve as the company expands domestically and internationally...
ADV : ADV after v , ADV -ed / adj , ADV with cl
2.
Domestic duties and activities are concerned with the running of a home and family.
...a plan for sharing domestic chores.
= household
ADJ : ADJ n
3.
Domestic items and services are intended to be used in people’s homes rather than in factories or offices.
...domestic appliances.
= household
≠ industrial
ADJ : ADJ n
4.
A domestic situation or atmosphere is one which involves a family and their home.
It was a scene of such domestic bliss...
ADJ : usu ADJ n
5.
A domestic animal is one that is not wild and is kept either on a farm to produce food or in someone’s home as a pet.
...a domestic cat.
≠ wild
ADJ
6.
A domestic , a domestic help , or a domestic worker is a person who is paid to come to help with the work that has to be done in a house such as the cleaning, washing, and ironing.
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