Dominican

noun

Do·​min·​i·​can də-ˈmi-ni-kən 

: a member of a mendicant order of friars founded by St. Dominic in 1215 and dedicated especially to preaching

Dominican adjective

Examples of Dominican in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rounding out the regional scorecard are Panama and Honduras, with three investigations and at least one conviction each; and Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Colombia, Venezuela and Chile – all with at least one investigation. —Sofía Benavides, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025

The Dominican Republic had the spotlight this month at an economic forum in Miami. —Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025

My Dominican abuela taught me to slow down. —Sugey Palomares, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025

Pujols has been managing a team in the Dominican Professional Baseball League and plans to manage the Dominican Republic team in next year's World Baseball Classic, and he's expressed a desire to manage in Major League Baseball. —Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

St. Dominic

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

Dominican

noun

Do·​min·​i·​can də-ˈmin-i-kən 

: a member of a mendicant order of preaching friars founded in 1215

Dominican adjective