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

Setting sail in 2026, the cruise departs from Miami and ends in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, and attendees will spend four nights enjoying watch parties, panels, live podcast tapings and more. —Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025

Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Cabo San Lucas in Mexico are the top three overseas choices for American travelers, followed by Bavaro in the Dominican Republic. —Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025

Hegseth said the Dominican Republic was a regional leader willing to take on hard challenges. —Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025

Esto es España is a project by PhotoVogue artist Sergio Pontier, Dominican and Spanish-born, and Equatorial-Guinean stylist Juanjose Mouko Nsue, who reimagine Spanish culture and its visual representation. —Photovogue, Vogue, 26 Nov. 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