domestically
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Definition
- Adverb:
- In relation to the home or family: Pertaining to matters inside a household or to family life.
- In relation to a country's internal affairs: Concerning the internal, national matters of a country, as opposed to its foreign affairs.
Usage Examples
In relation to home or family:
- She managed the household domestically and efficiently.
- The appliance is designed for domestically oriented tasks.
In relation to a country's internal affairs:
- The new policy was popular domestically but criticized internationally.
- The company's products are successful both domestically and abroad.
Advanced Usage
- "to focus domestically": to concentrate efforts or attention on internal/national matters.
- After the trade dispute, the government began to focus more domestically.
- "domestically produced": referring to goods made within one's own country.
- The campaign encouraged consumers to buy domestically produced food.
Variants and Related Words
- Domestic (adjective):
- Relating to the home, family, or household. (e.g., domestic chores)
- Existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign. (e.g., domestic flights)
- Domesticate (verb): To tame an animal or to adapt a plant for human use.
- Domesticity (noun): Home or family life.
Synonyms
- Nationally: Within or concerning a single nation.
- Internally: With respect to a country's own affairs.
- At home: Within one's own country (informal for the political sense); also literally within the household.
Antonyms
- Internationally: Concerning relations between nations.
- Globally: Throughout the world; on a worldwide scale.
- Abroad: In or to a foreign country.
Adverb
- with respect to home or family
- the housewife bored us with her domestically limited conversation
- with respect to the internal affairs of a government
- domestically, the president proposes a more moderate economic policy