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domus



home
home


Definitions

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domus
     1. n. house, home
     2. n. (poetic) any building or abode
     3. n. native place, one's country or home (confer patria)
     4. n. household, family, race
     5. n. (in locative case in phrases) peace
           Belli domique.
             In war and peace.
     6. n. (monarchy) house, dynasty

Example Sentences

Domus nova mihi magis quam domus vetus placet.
    I like the new house more than the old.
Non est domus mea magna.
    That is not my big house.
Illa domus est mea, non tua.
    This house is mine, not yours.
Ubi domus eius est?
    Where is his house?
Domus mea procul abest.
    My home is far away.



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