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 game is organized by the Puerto Rico Professional Baseball Players Association (APPPR) and the National Federation of Professional Baseball Players of the Dominican Republic (FENAPEPRO), in partnership with the New York Mets and approved by Major League Baseball. —Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025

According to an indictment unsealed Sunday in federal court in Brooklyn, Clase and Ortiz helped bettors from their native Dominican Republic win in-game prop bets on pitch speed and outcome by throwing certain pitches slower and down in the dirt, well out of the strike zone. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025

Both pitchers are from the Dominican Republic. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025

In addition to kidnappings, the gangs run extortion rings and control access to a key border crossing for commerce between Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 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