Dominican Republic

American  

noun

1. a republic in the West Indies, occupying the eastern part of the island of Hispaniola. 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Santo Domingo.

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Dominican Republic British  

noun

1. Former name (until 1844): Santo Domingo.  a republic in the Caribbean, occupying the eastern half of the island of Hispaniola: colonized by the Spanish after its discovery by Columbus in 1492; gained independence from Spain in 1821. It is generally mountainous, dominated by the Cordillera Central, which rises over 3000 m (10 000 ft), with fertile lowlands. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Santo Domingo. Pop: 10 219 630 (2013 est). Area: 48 441 sq km (18 703 sq miles)

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Dominican Republic Cultural  

1. Republic in the West Indies, occupying the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola (Haiti occupies the other third).

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Example Sentences

The Caribbean island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, contains thousands of limestone caves.

From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026

Thanks to a WhatsApp group, neighbors from the 14-story Petunia building where Magnolia lived were able to connect with those looking for their relatives -- from the US, Spain, Dominican Republic, Panama and Ecuador.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

But it was teams of firefighters and rescue workers from Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and the U.S. who crawled through slabs of concrete in search of survivors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

A huge fire at a luxury beach resort in the Dominican Republic killed one woman and forced nearly 1,700 guests to be evacuated on Friday.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

There was terror in his voice, the same fear she'd heard in the Dominican Republic before they left.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez