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Dominique

¹ American

[dom-uh-neek] / ˌdɒm əˈnik /

noun

a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “of the Lord.”

Dominique ² American

[dom-uh-neek] / ˌdɒm əˈnik /

noun

Animal Husbandry.

one of an American breed of chicken, having slate-colored plumage crossed by light and dark bars, raised for its meat and brown eggs.

Etymology

Origin of Dominique

1800–10, named after French Dominique Dominica

Example Sentences

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To better understand this unexpected behavior, researchers led by Dominique Langin at the University of Toulouse within the I2MC examined where HSL operates inside fat cells.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

"It's something to pass down to our children," her cousin Dominique Defonte added.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

“It makes these celebrities look like they have a beauty filter on,” said Dominique Reid, 22, a senior at the University of Texas at Austin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

A French ex-military commander at the UN, Gen Dominique Trinquand, said if it was a Russian drone off Malmo then it was not surprising that Moscow was conducting intelligence operations in the area.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Before Jessica, there was Dominique, who moved from Brooklyn to Queens, which to a Brooklynite is like moving to another country.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

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