Can ActiveDirectory return results for arbitrary domain names?

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Our internal DNS queries go through ActiveDirectory. We are hosting a site that is not in our domain, but internal users need to get the internal IP address for routing.

How do I configure ActiveDirectory to return A records for a few arbitrary domain names, not just those in our own domain?

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