English Dictionary
◊ DOMESTIC
domestic
adj 1: of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a
nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway
construction" [ant: {foreign}]
2: of or relating to the home; "domestic servant"; "domestic
science"
3: of or involving the home or family; "domestic worries";
"domestic happiness"; "they share the domestic chores";
"everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"; "an
author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in
his taste" [ant: {undomestic}]
4: converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals";
"domesticated plants like maize" [syn: {domesticated}]
5: produced in a particular country; "domestic wine"; "domestic
oil"
n : a household servant [syn: {domestic help}, {house servant}]