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

  • (..) Charyb-... What? She guards the Sea of Monsters. Percy! It's not working! The Sea of Monsters might not be in Poseidon's domain. Hold on! Where are we? Smells like the stomach. Watch your step. What is this stuff? (..)
    2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters