Domain — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a particular environment or walk of life

territory over which rule or control is exercised

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌiːɡoʊsˈɛntɹɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dəmˈeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dəmˈeɪn/

2 syllables Say it as /ˌiːɡoʊsˈɛntɹɪk/.

Examples

his social sphere is limited
it was a closed area of employment
he's out of my orbit

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

world demesne orbit knowledge domain field arena knowledge base sphere land domain of a function area

Parts of Speech

noun	a particular environment or walk of life “his social sphere is limited”
noun	territory over which rule or control is exercised “his domain extended into Europe”
noun	(mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined
noun	people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest “the Western world”
noun	the content of a particular field of knowledge

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

domaine

un environnement ou un mode de vie particulier

🇪🇸Spanish

dominio

un entorno particular o estilo de vida

🇮🇹Italian

dominio

un particolare ambiente o percorso di vita

🇳🇱Dutch

domein

een bepaalde omgeving of levenswandel

🇵🇹Portuguese

domínio

um determinado ambiente ou estilo de vida

🇷🇺Russian

домен

определенная среда или образ жизни

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कार्यक्षेत्र

एक विशेष वातावरण या जीवन की चाल

🇧🇩Bengali

ডোমেইন

একটি নির্দিষ্ট পরিবেশ বা জীবনের পথচলা

🇮🇳Tamil

களம்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட சூழல் அல்லது வாழ்க்கை நடை

🇮🇳Telugu

డొమైన్

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట వాతావరణం లేదా జీవన నడక

🇮🇳Marathi

डोमेन

एक विशिष्ट वातावरण किंवा जीवनाचा मार्ग

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડોમેન

ચોક્કસ વાતાવરણ અથવા જીવનની ચાલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡೊಮೇನ್

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಪರಿಸರ ಅಥವಾ ಜೀವನದ ನಡಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡൊമെയ്ൻ

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക പരിസ്ഥിതി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ജീവിതത്തിൻ്റെ നടത്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੋਮੇਨ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣ ਜਾਂ ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਸੈਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈومین

ایک خاص ماحول یا زندگی کا سفر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

领域

特定的环境或生活方式

🇯🇵Japanese

ドメイン

特定の環境や人生の歩み

🇰🇷Korean

도메인

특정 환경이나 삶의 방식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lãnh địa

một môi trường cụ thể hoặc bước đi của cuộc sống

🇹🇭Thai

โดเมน

สภาพแวดล้อมเฉพาะหรือวิถีชีวิต

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اِختِصاص

بيئة معينة أو مسيرة الحياة

🇮🇷Persian

دامنه

یک محیط یا طبقه خاص از زندگی

🇹🇷Turkish

ihtisas

belirli bir ortam veya yaşam tarzı

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְחוּם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'domain'?

The primary meaning of 'domain' is 'a particular environment or walk of life'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'domain' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'domain' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'domain' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'domain' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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