Dominican

noun

Do·​min·​i·​can də-ˈmi-ni-kən How to pronounce Dominican (audio)
: 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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Raised partly in the Dominican Republic, Velez’s recipes for treats like tres leches cake and guava and cheese pastelitos are nods to the country’s traditional desserts. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024 Punta Cana Airport in the Dominican Republic is the second largest airport in the Caribbean. Todd A. Price, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 Their neighborhood of Washington Heights, a hilly enclave of nearly 144,000 residents north of Harlem and sandwiched between the Hudson and Harlem Rivers, has long attracted families with its large apartments, sprawling parks and close community of immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Winnie Hu, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024 Raquel Rosario Sánchez is a writer, researcher, and campaigner from the Dominican Republic. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Dominican 

Word History

Etymology

St. Dominic

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Dominican was in 1534

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“Dominican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dominican. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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Dominican

noun
Do·​min·​i·​can də-ˈmin-i-kən How to pronounce Dominican (audio)
: a member of a mendicant order of preaching friars founded in 1215
Dominican adjective

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