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Dominican noun [ dəˈmɪnɪk(ə)n ]

• a member of the Roman Catholic order of preaching friars founded by St Dominic, or of a religious order for women founded on similar principles.

Dominican adjective

• relating to St Dominic or the Dominicans.
Origin: late 16th century: from medieval Latin Dominicanus, from Dominicus, the Latin name of Domingo de Guzmán (see Dominic, St).

Dominican adjective

• relating to the Dominican Republic or its people.

Dominican noun

• a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic.
Origin: from Spanish Dominicana, influenced by Santo Domingo.

Dominican adjective

• relating to the island of Dominica or its people.

Dominican noun

• a native or inhabitant of the island of Dominica.


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