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domainan area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government

Pronunciation (IPA): /doʊˈmeɪn/

Korean meaning: 영토, 영역, 구역

Korean pronunciation: 도**메**인

Example Sentences

  • My mom's domain is the kitchen - nobody dares to cook there without permission!
  • The professor's domain of expertise covers everything except technology from this century.
  • This research falls within the domain of environmental science.

domain

NOUN

//doʊˈmeɪn//

an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government

domain concept
💡 Concept

an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/doʊˈmeɪn/
🇬🇧 UK/dəʊˈmeɪn/

🌳Etymology

Rootdomin-
Suffix--ain

Origin

From Old French 'domaine', derived from Latin 'dominium' meaning 'ownership' or 'sovereignty', which comes from 'dominus' meaning 'master' or 'lord'.

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🎵Rhyme

maintainremainobtainexplain
maintain
remain
obtain
explain

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom's domain is the kitchen - nobody dares to cook there without permission!

😄 Fun example

The professor's domain of expertise covers everything except technology from this century.

This research falls within the domain of environmental science.

The website's domain expired because I forgot to renew it.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

territoryrealmspherefieldarea

Antonyms

wildernessno-man's-land

Related

dominatedominantdominiondomestic