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

In the Cueva de Mono in the southern Dominican Republic, he uncovered thousands of fossils from what appeared to be the same species.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Earlier this year, the Bronx-born Dominican actor reprised her breakthrough TV role as Carla Espinosa on the reboot of the beloved ABC medical sitcom, “Scrubs.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

After the war, Lore and her surviving family moved to the Dominican Republic to wait for the U.S. to approve the immigration applications they had submitted while still in Austria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Sunday's telecast also faced competition from sports with the World Baseball Classic semi-finals, in which the United States defeated the Dominican Republic.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

I hoped he was in the Dominican Republic.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson