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

Your Cuban and Dominican family is a fixture of your Netflix special, “American Boy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Shakespeare's Blackfriars property was thought to have been part of "the Great Gate" over the entrance to the Blackfriars precinct, a major 13th-century Dominican friary.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Genetic analysis shows that Cryptotermes mobydicki is closely related to other species found across the Neotropics, including populations in Colombia, Trinidad and the Dominican Republic.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Dominican outfielder Julio Rodríguez had said previously that winning the tournament would be more meaningful than winning a championship for Seattle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

He was from the Dominican Republic like us.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson