domestic vs foreign
Definitions
adjective
- of or involving the home or family
- converted or adapted to domestic use
- of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
- of or relating to the home
- produced in a particular country
noun
- a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
Examples
As for the problem…one wonders if the africanized honeybee is having similar problems or if it is limited to the “domesticated” variety.
The long punishing jaws of a borzoi can snatch up small and not-so-small varmints both wild or domestic with lightning speed.
Interior spaces may also be gendered: the author explores both the activities particular to women, such as needlework or lace-making, and the objects related to female and maternal domesticity.
Definitions
adjective
- not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
- relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
- not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
- of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
Examples
You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months.
There are a few formalities to be gone through before you enter a foreign country.
They contended that many foreign central banks were willing to absorb all the foreign currency earned by their exporting sectors that was not willingly held by their private sector in US dollar denominated assets.
