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domestic

 
/dəˈmes·tɪk/ adj

Definition

relating to the home and family relationships: domestic violence
inside one country: a domestic flight
A domestic animal is kept as a pet.
(Definition of domestic adj from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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