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 defendants purchased at least 46 firearms between May 2024 and February 2025, most of which were the same make and model as the firearms recovered in the Dominican Republic, a press release on the charges said. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026

Beijing has made significant inroads in Latin America over the past two decades, persuading several countries, including Panama, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and El Salvador, to shift diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. —Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026

Neither the Dominican National Police, the National Institute of Forensic Sciences, the Attorney General’s Office in the Dominican Republic nor Global Affairs Canada responded to PEOPLE's request for additional comment. —David Chiu, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026

Avila immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic in the 1980s. —Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026

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