word-vault/dist/data/cards/do/domestic.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "domestic",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "of or inside a particular country; not foreign or international",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "domestic affairs/politics"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Output consists of both exports and sales on the **domestic market**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The US is unable to meet its **domestic demand** for steel in any given year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "English **domestic law **"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was a chief White House adviser on **domestic policy**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The election campaign has been focused mainly on **domestic issues**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**domestic flights** *(= to and from places within a country)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Even passengers on domestic flights may be required to carry ID."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the current robustness of China's domestic economy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "On the domestic front, the prime minister's main concern was the economy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has made losses in both its domestic and international operations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The midfielder has played in two domestic cup games plus a European Cup match."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by air", "Politics"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used in the home; connected with the home or family",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "domestic appliances"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the growing problem of **domestic violence** *(= violence between members of the same family)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a shocking tale of domestic abuse"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The vast majority of paid and unpaid **domestic workers** are women."
                },
                {
                    "text": "domestic chores"
                },
                {
                    "text": "domestic service *(= the work of a servant in a large house)*"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "kept on farms or as pets; not wild",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "horses and other **domestic animals**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most domestic cats hate getting wet."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Animals"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "liking home life; enjoying or good at cooking, cleaning the house, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm not a very domestic sort of person."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dəˈmestɪk/",
                "audio": "do/domestic/domestic__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dəˈmestɪk/",
                "audio": "do/domestic/domestic__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus ‘house’."
}