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

Italian news agency Ansa reported that the Italian ambassador to the Dominican Republic met the deceased woman's husband at the hospital she had been taken to.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

We bonded over being transplants to Seattle — him from the Dominican Republic, me from Florida, but we were still figuring out the basics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Guterres arrived by helicopter from the Dominican Republic, the neighboring -- and far more stable and prosperous -- country sharing the island.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

He signed with the Angels out of the Dominican Republic as a 17-year-old in 2016 and quickly emerged as a frustrating work in progress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

No. You were still in the Dominican Republic then.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple