Santo Domingo
Americannoun
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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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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
"We can try to target fruit size or disease resistance," Santo Domingo said.
From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026
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.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025
Hundreds of rescue workers in the Dominican Republic have been searching through the night for survivors of a roof collapse at a nightclub in the capital, Santo Domingo.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025
But when the refugees from Santo Domingo began arriving, those same people were eager to hand over more than $15,000 in donations for the new arrivals’ relief.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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