Dominican

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adjective

Do·​min·​i·​can də-ˈmi-ni-kən 

: of or from the Dominican Republic : of the kind or style prevalent in the Dominican Republic

Dominican noun

Dominican

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noun

Do·​min·​i·​can

: 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

Noun

The storm left more than 60 people dead in Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. —Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025

An expansion of the Panama precedent Even during the Cold War, the Monroe Doctrine could be logically invoked to keep the Soviets out of the hemisphere – whether in Guatemala in 1954, Cuba in 1961, the Dominican Republic in 1965 or Grenada in 1983. —Alan McPherson, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2025

The monster storm has since impacted Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025

One death has been confirmed in the Dominican Republic, eight in Jamaica and 25 in Haiti. —Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

St. Dominic

First Known Use

Adjective

1844, in the meaning defined above

Noun

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