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domestic

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/dəˈmɛstɪk/ English

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noun

  1. A house servant; a maid; a household worker.
  2. A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent“2005: Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence in Whatcom County (read on the Whatcom County website athttps//web.archive.org/web/20060618212243/http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/boards/dv_whatcom042505.pdf on 20 May 2006) - The number of “verbal domestics” (where law enforcement determines that no assault has occurred and where no arrest is made), decreased significantly.”

adjective

  1. Of or relating to the home.
  2. Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.“domestic violence;  domestic hot water”
  3. (of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
  4. Internal to a specific country.

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