Santo Domingo

Spanish San Do·min·go

[san-toh duh-ming-goh, sahn-taw thaw-meeng-gaw]

noun

1. Formerly Ciudad Trujillo. a city in and the capital of the Dominican Republic, on the southern coast: first European settlement in America 1496.

2. a former name of Dominican Republic.

3. a former name of Hispaniola.

Santo Domingo

/ ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo, ˈsæntəʊ dəˈmɪŋɡəʊ /

noun

1. 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)

2. the former name (until 1844) of the Dominican Republic

3. another name (esp in colonial times) for Hispaniola

Example Sentences

On a recent Sunday at Santo Domingo de Guzmán Roman Catholic Church in the capital’s Baruta district, Father Leonardo Marius urged parishioners to ignore the drumbeat of war pounding the airwaves and internet.

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Born in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, he grew up under the influence of his father, who played basketball for the Dominican national team and in several international leagues.

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Recreation and Parks Department spokeswoman Rose Watson said department Assistant General Manager Cathie Santo Domingo and a maintenance team discovered the cracks in the pool.

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The Dominican Republic says it has arrested more than 130 Haitian women and children on the first day of a crackdown of undocumented migrants in Santo Domingo's hospitals.

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New York Mayor Eric Adams travelled to Santo Domingo on Sunday and visited the site of the disaster.

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