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Words people most associate with “domain”:

  1. realm,
  2. home,
  3. internet,
  4. name,
  5. territory

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Noun (5 meanings)

1. a particular environment or walk of life.

sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena

Examples:
  • “his social sphere is limited”,
  • “it was a closed area of employment”,
  • “he's out of my orbit”
domain is a type of:
  • environment (noun) - the totality of surrounding conditions
types of domain:
  • preserve (noun) - a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
  • province, responsibility (noun) - the proper sphere or extent of your activities

2. territory over which rule or control is exercised.

domain, demesne, land

Examples:
  • “his domain extended into Europe”,
  • “he made it the law of the land”
domain is a type of:
  • region (noun) - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
types of domain:
  • archduchy (noun) - the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess
  • barony (noun) - the domain of a baron
  • duchy, dukedom (noun) - the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
  • earldom (noun) - the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess
  • emirate (noun) - the domain controlled by an emir
domain is a part of:

3. (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined.

domain, domain of a function

domain is a type of:
  • set (noun) - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
  • mathematics, math, maths (noun) - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

4. people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest.

world, domain

Example:
  • “the Western world”
domain is a type of:
types of domain:

5. the content of a particular field of knowledge.

knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain

domain is a type of:
types of domain: