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adjective

domestic

CEFR B2

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

In a sentence

Six example sentences with domestic, each labelled with its topic.

  • The prime minister spent the whole speech on domestic questions, mentioning the border only in the final minute.

    Politics

  • Falling exports pushed the mills to serve domestic buyers instead, and freight traffic reversed direction within two quarters.

    Economics

  • Wartime governments often set domestic disputes aside, only to watch them return louder the moment a treaty was signed.

    History

  • The treaty binds the state abroad, but domestic courts apply it only once parliament passes a matching act.

    Law

  • The airline's domestic routes stayed profitable while every international one lost money that year.

    Business

  • Domestic investors bought most of the bond issue, so the swing in the currency barely mattered.

    Finance

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