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

  • (..) initial meeting with my clients, and he still hadn't completed work on Harvard Connection. Mr. Zuckerberg registered the domain name The Facebook To the best of your knowledge, had he even begun work on Harvard Connection? Not to my knowledge. No. What in the world is this? (..)
    2010 The Social Network