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
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Among recent schemes, a federal grand jury indicted a man from the Dominican Republic in March in connection with a scheme to defraud five people of $50,000, USA TODAY previously reported.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Eleven of the 13 individuals who ran the operation were arrested on Tuesday, including six in the Dominican Republic, Docks said.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
The Dominican Republic also features prominently with several new hotels.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Once it’s dried, it will be shipped to the Dominican Republic, where Macanudo will finish the process, including drying it even more.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Eleven of the 13 individuals who ran the operation were arrested on Tuesday, including six in the Dominican Republic, Docks said.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
The Dominican Republic also features prominently with several new hotels.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Once it’s dried, it will be shipped to the Dominican Republic, where Macanudo will finish the process, including drying it even more.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Dominican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dominican. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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Dominican
noun
Do·min·i·can
də-ˈmin-i-kən
: a member of a mendicant order of preaching friars founded in 1215
Dominican
adjective
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