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

  • (..) I knew that from the moment I first laid eyes on her. She's lucky to have you. Mother is God in the eyes of a child. Quiet. We're in his domain now. Look at this map. Memorize it. Your memory may save your life. - Do you see this room? - Yeah. That is where the darkness lies. (..)
    2006 Silent Hill