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Dominican

1

[ duh-min-i-kuhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to St. Dominic or the Dominicans.


noun

  1. a member of one of the mendicant religious orders founded by St. Dominic; Black Friar.

Dominican

2

[ duh-min-i-kuhn dom-uh-nee-kuhn, duh-min-i- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Dominican Republic.
  2. of or relating to the Commonwealth of Dominica.

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic.
  2. a native or inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Dominica.

Dominican

1

/ əˈɪɪə /

noun

    1. a member of an order of preaching friars founded by Saint Dominic in 1215; a Blackfriar
    2. a nun of one of the orders founded under the patronage of Saint Dominic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Dominican

2

/ əˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Dominican Republic or Dominica
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic or Dominica
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Dominican1

1625–35; Dominic- (stem of Dominicus Latinized form of Domingo de Guzman, founder of the order) + -an
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To clamp down those numbers, the Dominican Republic has deported more than 80,000 people to Haiti in the first three months of this year, according to AFP news agency.

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It was not until August 2019, at the age of 35, that he formally converted to Catholicism at a Dominican priory in Cincinnati.

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The parents and wife of one of the people who died when the roof of a nightclub collapsed in the Dominican Republic last week have become the first to press charges against the club's owners.

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These rates also vary dramatically based on national origin, with about half of Turkish detainees being released on bond, while just 16% of detainees from the Dominican Republic are released.

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This week, excited to see a concert by the popular Dominican singer Rubby Pérez, he took his wife and his sister.

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