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# domestic

adjective (domestic); noun (a domestic, domestics — UK informal, or old: a servant)

«domestic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with the home or family (domestic jobs like cooking and cleaning). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestic/#m1)
2. Tame and kept by people, not wild (domestic animals such as cats, dogs and cows). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestic/#m2)
3. Inside one country, not foreign (domestic flights, domestic news). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestic/#m3)
4. (UK informal) A quarrel at home, especially one the police are called to. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestic/#m4)
5. (old) A servant who works in a house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestic/#m5)

### In the lessons

In science, domestic animals versus wild animals. In geography and travel, domestic flights stay in one country. In everyday life, domestic chores. In safety, «domestic violence» is harm inside a family — a serious matter to tell a trusted adult about. Phrases: «domestic animals», «domestic flight», «domestic chores», «domestic appliances».

### Examples

- Cats and dogs are domestic animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestic/#x1)
- We took a domestic flight from Sydney to Perth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestic/#x2)
- Washing up is a domestic chore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestic/#x3)
- Cows were domestic animals long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestic/#x4)
- The washing machine is a domestic appliance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestic/#x5)
- The news covered domestic and world events. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestic/#x6)
- (UK informal) The neighbours were having a domestic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestic/#x7)

### Note

Adjective mostly. Verb «domesticate» (to tame). Opposite: wild (animals), foreign or international (flights). «Domestic violence» is never a child's fault; tell a trusted adult or call for help.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «domestic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«domestic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/domestic.html) on Mova free.