Domesticated
Meaning
(of an animal) tame and kept as a pet or on a farm.
Pronunciation
UK dəˈmestɪkeɪtɪd
US dəˈmestɪkeɪtɪd
Example Sentences
- When they are domesticated, some will live up to 50 years.
- Popcorn was domesticated 9,000 years ago in [Mexico].
- Cheese production can be dated back to 8000 BCE when sheep when first domesticated.
- There are an estimated 60 million horses in the world, combining wild and domesticated horses.
- Did you know that cats have been domesticated for over 4,000 years?
- Chilli was domesticated in the Americas at least six thousand years ago, somewhere between Bolivia and central Mexico.
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