1. Noun
Dominion; empire; authority.
2. Noun
The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively.
3. Noun
Landed property; estate; especially, the land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne.
4. Noun
Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership.
5. Noun
the content of a particular field of knowledge
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
6. Noun
(mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined
Vocabulary classified under Mathematics
7. Noun
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"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
8. Noun
people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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