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1Domain — may refer to: General Territory (administrative division), a non sovereign geographic area which has come under the authority of another government Public domain, a body of works and knowledge without proprietary interest Eminent domain, the… …
2domain — do‧main [dəˈmeɪn, dəʊ ǁ də , doʊ ] noun [countable] 1. an area of activity, interest, or knowledge: • the scientific domain. 2. somebody s/something s domain COMMERCE an activity controlled by one person, organization, industry etc: • Marketing… …
3Domain — Do*main , n. [F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium, property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See {Dame}, and cf {Demesne}, {Dungeon}.] 1. Dominion; empire; authority. [1913 Webster] 2. The territory over which dominion or… …
4domain — I (land owned) noun alodium, demesne, estate, freehold, hereditament, holding, land, manor, possessio, property, real estate, real property, realty, seigniory, tenure associated concepts: eminent domain II (sphere of influence) noun bailiwick,… …
5domain — [dō mān′, dəmān′] n. [ME domein < MFr domaine < L dominium, right of ownership, dominion < dominus, a lord: see DOMINATE] 1. territory under one government or ruler; dominion 2. land belonging to one person; estate 3. supreme ownership:… …
6domain — (n.) early 15c., in Scottish, from M.Fr. domaine domain, estate, from O.Fr. demaine lord s estate, from L. dominium property, dominion, from dominus lord, master, owner, from domus house (see DOMESTIC (Cf. domestic)). Form influenced in Old… …
7domain — domain. См. домен. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
8domain — sphere, province, *field, territory, bailiwick Analogous words: *area, region, zone: district, *locality: jurisdiction, dominion (see POWER) …
9domain — [n] area of expertise, rule authority, bailiwick, concern, demesne, department, discipline, district, dominion, empire, estate, field, home park*, jurisdiction, land, neck of the woods*, occupation, orbit*, power, province, quarter, realm, region …
10domain — ► NOUN 1) an area controlled by a ruler or government. 2) a sphere of activity or knowledge. 3) Computing a distinct subset of the Internet with addresses sharing a common suffix. ORIGIN French domaine, from Old French demeine belonging to a lord …
