Dominican

From Dominica +‎ -an & Dominic +‎ -an. Compare Latin dominicānus.

• (of the Dominican Republic or the religious group):
  • IPA^(key): /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/

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• (of Dominica):
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɒ.mɪˈniː.kən/, /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/

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  • (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌdɑ.mɪˈni.kən/, /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/

Dominican (plural Dominicans)

1. A person from the Dominican Republic or of its descent.

   Synonym: Dominican Republican

   • 2024 May 17, Jessica Hasbun, “The Dominican Republic votes on Sunday. Here’s what to know”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 May 2024:

     More than 40% of Dominicans are economically vulnerable and are at risk of falling into poverty due to climate-related impacts and economic crises, according to the World Bank.

2. A person from the Commonwealth of Dominica or of its descent.
3. A member of the religious order founded by St. Dominic.

   Synonyms: black friar, preaching friar, Friar Preacher, Jacobin

Dominican (comparative more Dominican, superlative most Dominican)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Dominican Republic, or its people.

   Synonym: Dominican Republican

   • 2024 May 17, Jessica Hasbun, “The Dominican Republic votes on Sunday. Here’s what to know”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 18 May 2024:

     And while the Dominican economy grew by 4.9% last year, high inflation rates in both 2022 (8.8%) and 2023 (4.8%) have taken a toll on the population’s quality of life.

2. Of, from, or pertaining to Dominica, or its people.
3. Of or belonging to the Dominican religious order.

   Synonym: Jacobin

   • 2014 January 30, Seth Kugel, “Wintertime Bargains in Budapest”, in The New York Times‎^[3], archived from the original on 4 February 2014:

     The first night, I did nothing more than have a glass of wine at Faust Wine Cellar, located under the Dominican cloister that houses the Hilton Budapest Hotel in the Buda Castle complex.

• Dominicanness

• dominical
• Dominic

Dominican

1. genitive singular of Dominica