Santo Domingo
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Formerly Ciudad Trujillo. a city in and the capital of the Dominican Republic, on the southern coast: first European settlement in America 1496.
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a former name of Dominican Republic.
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a former name of Hispaniola.
noun
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Former name (1936–61): Ciudad Trujillo. the capital and chief port of the Dominican Republic, on the S coast: the oldest continuous European settlement in the Americas, founded in 1496; university (1538). Pop: 1 920 000 (2005 est)
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the former name (until 1844) of the Dominican Republic
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another name (esp in colonial times) for Hispaniola
Example Sentences
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When their flight was rerouted to Santo Domingo, one of the members visited his ailing father, who died a day later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
At a meeting with police earlier, Noboa announced a curfew from March 15 to 30 in Ecuador's four most violent provinces: Guayas, Los Rios, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas and El Oro.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
Farmers still rely on plants that are "not really domesticated," said Miguel Santo Domingo Martinez, a postdoctoral researcher in the Lippman lab who led the study.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 11, 2026
Local media reported the metro and cable car in the capital, Santo Domingo, had stopped working and people had to be evacuated during the national blackout on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
The elfin nun from Santo Domingo is crazy about saints, often identifying the holy ones long before the Vatican even contemplates their canonization.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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