domicile
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7.6
- noun
- /ˈdɑːməˌsaɪl/
- Formal
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domicilio
- The legal documents specify that her domicile is registered in New York.
- domicile status
- place of domicile
So those billionaires and millionaires that are here that are non domicile from another country have now been told we don't care.
- So those billionaires and millionaires that are here that are non domicile from another country have now been told we don't care.
- And I think that once the Black Widow has made contact with my domicile, its rights have ended and then subsequently its life will end.
Examples
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Needless to say, we tracked the beast to its domicile.
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You may find it's in your best interests to maintain your present domicile until things cool down a bit.
Fiction book (1997) -
And I wish you to leave my domicile, now!
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This is my domicile here.
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And here we are in your little domicile.
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You must be the mistress of this domicile.
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Their right to maintain their domicile after marriage is non-existent.
Academic text (1995) -
At curfew, each member must return to their domiciles for rest and recuperation.
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The voyage and the change of domicile would be greatly eased for her by the company of any one servant to whom she is particularly attached.
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Does the issue of "domicile" (geographic location) have any legitimate bearing on the tribal-federal relationship?
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where someone lives and feels they belong
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3.3
Living in a place for a period, often for legal reasons
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2.9
A house or apartment where someone lives
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5.8
A place where someone lives, like a house
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5.1
A place where a person or animal lives
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3.9
The home a person has and plans to return to for official matters like taxes or voting
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4.4
A house or piece of land where someone grew up and that has family memories
A house or building where people live, not a business building
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Domicile comes from the Latin word domus meaning 'house', and it shares the same root as domestic. So a domicile is your official or permanent 'home', especially in legal or official papers.