Dominican
noun
Do·min·i·can
də-ˈmi-ni-kən 
: a member of a mendicant order of friars founded by St. Dominic in 1215 and dedicated especially to preaching
Dominican
adjective
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In the Caribbean, Guyana is leading with more than 41,000 cases, followed by French Guiana, the Dominican Republic and Martinique.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
For starters, traveling to the Dominican Republic will soon become more affordable with Avelo’s newest seasonal service between Hartford and Punta Cana.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Today, the small airport serves as the only air bridge in and out of the country, with the airspace between the the country and Dominican Republic still closed and the Bahamas suspending its flight service into the country.
—Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald (tns), arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The Spirit plane had been rerouted to the Dominican Republic, and the JetBlue plane was back in the United States.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
For starters, traveling to the Dominican Republic will soon become more affordable with Avelo’s newest seasonal service between Hartford and Punta Cana.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Today, the small airport serves as the only air bridge in and out of the country, with the airspace between the the country and Dominican Republic still closed and the Bahamas suspending its flight service into the country.
—Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald (tns), arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The Spirit plane had been rerouted to the Dominican Republic, and the JetBlue plane was back in the United States.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Dominican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dominican. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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Dominican
noun
Do·min·i·can
də-ˈmin-i-kən
: a member of a mendicant order of preaching friars founded in 1215
Dominican
adjective
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