non-domestic

adjective

non-do·​mes·​tic ˌnän-də-ˈme-stik How to pronounce non-domestic (audio)
: not domestic or domesticated
non-domestic wines
non-domestic animals
non-domestically adverb
non-domestically produced goods

Examples of non-domestic in a Sentence

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Less attention has been paid to how well non-domestic cats respond to human voices. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Feb. 2024 In 2018, the U.K. was the unquestioned capital of Hollywood in Europe, home to 563 TV channels aimed at non-domestic markets — what is now Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Global and Disney, for instance. John Hopewell, Variety, 10 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of non-domestic was in 1818

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“Non-domestic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-domestic. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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