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Do·min·i·can 
[duh-min-i-kuhn] Pronunciation Key
[duh-min-i-kuhn] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | of or pertaining to St. Dominic or the Dominicans. |
| 2. | a member of one of the mendicant religious orders founded by St. Dominic; Black Friar. |
[Origin: 1625–35; Dominic- (s. of Dominicus Latinized form of Domingo de Guzman, founder of the order) + -an]
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Do·min·i·can
[duh-min-i-kuhn for 1, 3; dom-uh-nee-kuhn, duh-min-i- for 2, 4] Pronunciation Key
[duh-min-i-kuhn for 1, 3; dom-uh-nee-kuhn, duh-min-i- for 2, 4] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | of or pertaining to the Dominican Republic. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to the Commonwealth of Dominica. |
| 3. | a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic. |
| 4. | a native or inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Dominica. |
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Dom·i·ni·ca
(dŏm'ə-nē'kə, də-mĭn'ĭ-kə) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) An island country of the eastern Caribbean between Guadeloupe and Martinique. Originally inhabited by Caribs, the island was visited by Christopher Columbus in 1493 and became a British colony in the early 1800s, gaining its independence in 1978. Roseau is the capital. Population: 68,900. Dom'i·ni'can adj. & n. |
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| Do·min·i·can 1
(də-mĭn'ĭ-kən) Pronunciation Key
adj. Of or relating to the Dominican Republic or its people or culture. n.
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| Do·min·i·can 2
(də-mĭn'ĭ-kən) Pronunciation Key
n. Roman Catholic Church A member of an order of preaching friars established in 1216 by Saint Dominic. Do·min'i·can adj. |
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Dominican (1)
Dominican (1)
"Black friar," c.1632, from L. form of Domingo de Guzman (Santo Domingo), founder of the order of preaching friars. His name, like It. form Dominic, is from L. dominicus "pertaining to a lord."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Dominican (2)
Dominican (2)
"native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic," 1853, from the Caribbean island of Dominica, home of the nation, so named 1493, from L. (dies) dominica "Sunday," the day of the week on which the island was discovered.
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| dominican | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people; "the Dominican population" |
| 2. | of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order; "Dominican monks" |
noun | |
| 1. | a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order |
| 2. | a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Dominican
Do*min"i*can\, a. [NL. Dominicanus, fr. Dominicus, Dominic, the founder: cf. F. Dominicain.] Of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to the religions communities named from him. Dominican nuns, an order of nuns founded by St. Dominic, and chiefly employed in teaching. Dominican tertiaries (the third order of St. Dominic). See Tertiary.
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Dominican
Do*min"i*can\, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of an order of mendicant monks founded by Dominic de Guzman, in 1215. A province of the order was established in England in 1221. The first foundation in the United States was made in 1807. The Master of the Sacred Palace at Rome is always a Dominican friar. The Dominicans are called also preaching friars, friars preachers, black friars (from their black cloak), brothers of St. Mary, and in France, Jacobins.
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