Dominican

From the name of the Dominican Republic,^[1] itself a calque of Spanish República Dominicana; corresponding to Spanish dominicano.

• IPA^(key): /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/

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Dominican (plural Dominicans)

1. A native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic or a descendant thereof.

   Synonyms: Dominicano, 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.

Dominican (comparative more Dominican, superlative most Dominican)

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

   Synonyms: Dominicano, 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.

From Dominica +‎ -an.^[2]

• (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 native or inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Dominica or a descendant thereof.

Dominican (comparative more Dominican, superlative most Dominican)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Dominica, or its people.

Learned borrowing from Latin dominicānus.^[3] By surface analysis, Dominic +‎ -an.

• IPA^(key): /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/

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Dominican (plural Dominicans)

1. A member of the religious order founded by Saint Dominic.

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

Dominican (comparative more Dominican, superlative most Dominican)

1. Of or belonging to the Dominican religious order.

   Synonym: Jacobin

   • 2014 January 30, Seth Kugel, “Wintertime Bargains in Budapest”, in The New York Times‎^[4], 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.

• Dominicans on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• demographics of Dominica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dominican Order on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dominican

1. genitive singular of Dominica