domaine

English

Etymology

From French domaine (“zone, estate”).

Noun

domaine (plural domaines)

1. (wine) A vineyard or wine estate, especially in France.
   • 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 52:

     Put [...] a gun to my head to name the domaine, I would blurt out la Romanée-Conti, for the spicy cassis and black cherry alone.

Anagrams

• amidone, on a dime

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French

Etymology

From Old French domaine, demaine, from Latin dominium or dominicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔ.mɛn/

• Audio:

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Noun

domaine m (plural domaines)

1. domain
2. zone
3. field (of study etc.)

   domaine scientifique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   domaine informatique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• domaine public
• nom de domaine

See also

• dominer

Descendants

• → English: domaine
• → Romanian: domeniu

Further reading

• “domaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• émondai