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domestically

domestically

34 3.9
Within a country about its government and public affairs
  • adverb
  • /dəˈmɛstɪkli/
translation icon : a nivel nacional
  • Probably the biggest threat to innovation right now that I perceive both domestically and internationally is standards.
  • domestically and internationally
  • domestically and abroad
  • domestically, the government

And domestically, the biggest issue is economy.

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Examples

  • Instead, Mexico is important to us because of its ability to affect us domestically in many ways.

    Academic text (2000)
  • US consumers were to benefit from the lower price allowed for domestically produced "old" oil.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Which would explain why, domestically, our sales are down.

  • Intellectual property owners, therefore, lobby their governments to favor domestically produced goods.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The reason they get a lot of play is that issues do resonate domestically.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Another issue concerns the way industries are structured and collaborate among themselves domestically and internationally.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Analysts reason that the choice of Robaina is more important domestically than internationally.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In this period, Peru's government became domestically unstable and financially strong.

    Academic text (1994)
  • However, regimes have some room to maneuver domestically to deal with these difficulties.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The government's focus is primarily on issues that affect the country domestically.

Synonyms

nationally
vsdomestically
160 3.0

Across the whole country

focuses on internal government affairs rather than broad countrywide effects

How International

globally
77 3.5
internationally
103 2.9
domestically
34 3.9
locally
127 1.4

Surface Forms

domestically positive

Morphology

domestically = domestic (semi-transparent) = domestic + ally

Formally derived from 'domestic' + '-ally', but this sense ('relating to a country's internal affairs') depends on knowing the political/national sense of 'domestic' rather than the home/family sense.

Etymology

Domestically comes from the old Latin word domus meaning 'home', and the idea of 'home' was also used for the inside affairs of a country, so domestically can mean 'inside the country' or about a nation's internal matters.