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Dom.  
abbr.  
  1. Dominica

  2. Dominican

  3. dominion

do·min·ion   (də-mĭn'yən)   
n.  
  1. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty: "The devil . . . has their souls in his possession, and under his dominion" (Jonathan Edwards).

  2. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.

  3. often Dominion Abbr. Dom. One of the self-governing nations within the British Commonwealth.

  4. dominions Christianity See domination.


[Middle English dominioun, from Old French dominion, from Medieval Latin dominiō, dominiōn-, from Latin dominium, property, from dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
dom.
  1. domestic

  2. dominant

  3. dominion

Dom.
  1. Dominica

  2. Dominican

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