domain

Definition

  • noun: the land that a ruler or a government controls
  • noun: complete and absolute ownership of land
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: territory, dominion, empire

Examples

  • My sister is the math expert in the family, but literature is my 'domain'.

  • The state took the homes by 'eminent domain' to build the new road.

  • Federal crimes are outside the 'domain of' city police.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) How would a predator... ...track a reptile? Oh, they don't. Most reptiles are at the top... ...of their food chain. Kings of their domain. They gotta have vulnerabilities. Why the sudden interest in the cold-blooded? Just asking a question. I got school stuff. (..)
    2012 The Amazing Spider-Man