Dominican

¹ American  

[duh-min-i-kuhn] / dəˈmɪn ɪ kən /

adjective

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

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noun

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

Dominican ² American  

[duh-min-i-kuhn, dom-uh-nee-kuhn, duh-min-i-] / dəˈmɪn ɪ kən, ˌdɒm əˈni kən, dəˈmɪn ɪ- /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Dominican Republic.

2. of or relating to the Commonwealth of Dominica.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic.

2. a native or inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Dominica.

Dominican ¹ British  

/ dəˈmɪnɪkən /

noun

1. 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

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adjective

1. of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order

Dominican ² British  

/ dəˈmɪnɪkən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Dominican Republic or Dominica

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of Dominican¹

1625–35; Dominic- (stem of Dominicus Latinized form of Domingo de Guzman, founder of the order) + -an

Origin of Dominican²

< Spanish dominicano; Dominican ¹ ( defs. 2 ) Dominican ² ( defs. 4 ) Dominic(a) + -an

Example Sentences

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Dominican

Another 830 websites in Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and the Dominican Republic were also taken down.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The image was inspired by Alejandro Cartagena, a Dominican Republic-born Mexican creative who photographed carpooling laborers on the flatbeds along a highway in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2012.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Now they turned around for the Dominican Republic, where they waited for 15 hours for diplomatic contacts to get them clearance to try again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

Tomorrow was their last day in town before Mop went to camp and Bren left on his family vacation to the Dominican Republic.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya