Dominican Republic

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.

Dominican Republic

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)

Dominican Republic

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

Example Sentences

The pair traveled through Guyana, Curacao and Haiti before crossing into the Dominican Republic where Pages waited eight months before signing with the Dodgers in March 2018.

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They saw what they considered to be ostentatious displays of wealth, including travels to London, France and the Dominican Republic and scenes of Side partying on a yacht in the Caribbean.

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Later, the U.S. government didn’t stop a military coup in Brazil, helped dissidents assassinate the leader of the Dominican Republic and covertly supported the insurgent contras in Nicaragua, leading to the Iran-Contra scandal.

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"I will not attend the Summit of the Americas in the Dominican Republic. Dialogue does not begin with exclusions," Petro wrote in a long statement on X.

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Existing displacement sites are overcrowded, and the deportation of more than 200,000 Haitians from the neighboring Dominican Republic this year has further strained local communities that are hosting displaced people, the UN agency said.

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