domain
pronunciation
How to pronounce domain in British English:
UK [dəˈmeɪn]
How to pronounce domain in American English:
US [doʊˈmeɪn]
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- Noun:
- a particular environment or walk of life
- territory over which rule or control is exercised
- the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined
- people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
- a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
Word Origin
- domain
- domain: [17] Etymologically, domain means ‘land belonging to a lord’, but its resemblance to such words as dominate and dominion is somewhat adventitious. Until the 17th century it was essentially the same word as demesne: demaine or demeine ‘lord’s estate’ was the Old French equivalent of (and indeed source of) English demesne. It came ultimately from Latin dominicus ‘of a lord’, but its etymological connection with Latin dominus ‘lord’ had become somewhat obscured over the centuries.But then, around 1600, by association with Latin dominium (source of English dominion), French demaine became altered to domaine, which English borrowed as domain.=> dame, demesne, dominate, dominion
- domain (n.)
- early 15c., in Scottish, from Middle French domaine "domain, estate," from Old French demaine "lord's estate," from Latin dominium "property, dominion," from dominus "lord, master, owner," from domus "house" (see domestic). Form influenced in Old French by Medieval Latin domanium "domain, estate." Internet domain name attested by 1985.
Example
- 1. The domain is registered for 5 or more years .
- 2. This is an entirely new domain for all involved .
- 3. Browsing my domain , I could check if anything looks interesting .
- 4. I own 290 domain names .
- 5. One plan is to give africa its own internet domain .