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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOMAIN, n. [L.]
1. Dominion; empire; territory governed, or under the government of a sovereign; as the vast domains of the Russian emperor; the domains of the British king.
2. Possession; estate; as a portion of the kings domains.
3. The land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy. In this sense, the word coincides with demain, demesne.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" [syn: sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena]
2: territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" [syn: domain, demesne, land]
3: (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined [syn: domain, domain of a function]
4: people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world" [syn: world, domain]
5: the content of a particular field of knowledge [syn: knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English demayne, from Anglo-French demeine, from Latin dominium, from dominus Date: 15th century 1. a. complete and absolute ownership of land — compare eminent domain b. land so owned 2. a territory over which dominion is exercised 3. a region distinctively marked by some physical feature <the domain of rushing streams, tall trees, and lakes> 4. a sphere of knowledge, influence, or activity <the domain of art> 5. the set of elements to which a mathematical or logical variable is limited; specifically the set on which a function is defined 6. any of the small randomly oriented regions of uniform magnetization in a ferromagnetic substance 7. integral domain 8. the highest taxonomic category in biological classification ranking above the kingdom 9. any of the three-dimensional subunits of a protein that are formed by the folding of its linear peptide chain and that together make up its tertiary structure 10. a subdivision of the Internet consisting of computers or sites usually with a common purpose (as providing commercial information) and denoted in Internet addresses by a unique abbreviation (as com or gov); also domain name

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an area under one rule; a realm. 2 an estate or lands under one control. 3 a sphere of control or influence. 4 Math. the set of possible values of an independent variable. 5 Physics a discrete region of magnetism in ferromagnetic material. Derivatives: domanial adj. Etymology: ME f. F domaine, OF demeine DEMESNE, assoc. with L dominus lord

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Domain Do*main", n. [F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium, property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See Dame, and cf Demesne, Dungeon.] 1. Dominion; empire; authority. 2. The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively. The domain of authentic history. --E. Everett. The domain over which the poetic spirit ranges. --J. C. Shairp. 3. Landed property; estate; especially, the land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne. --Shenstone. 4. (Law) Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership. Public domain, the territory belonging to a State or to the general government; public lands. [U.S.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(domains) 1. A domain is a particular field of thought, activity, or interest, especially one over which someone has control, influence, or rights. (FORMAL) ...the great experimenters in the domain of art... N-COUNT: usu with supp 2. On the Internet, a domain is a set of addresses that shows, for example, the category or geographical area that an Internet address belongs to. (COMPUTING) N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Sway, authority, dominion. 2. Dominion, empire, territory, realm. 3. Estate, lands, landed estate. 4. Province, department, region, realm, branch.

Moby Thesaurus

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