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Dominican en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Dominican Republic, or its people.
   • 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. 2024 May 17, Jessica Hasbun, “The Dominican Republic votes on Sunday. Here’s what to know”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 May 2024:

Forms

Deriveds

Dominican blowout · Dominicanness

Synonyms

Dominicano · Dominican Republican

Translations (30)

co duminicanu (from the Dominican Republic) · de dominikanisch (from the Dominican Republic) · pl dominikański (from the Dominican Republic) · nrf Dominnicain (from the Dominican Republic) · ru доминика́нский (from the Dominican Republic) · scn duminicana (from the Dominican Republic) · fy Dominikaansk (from the Dominican Republic) · ast dominicanu (from the Dominican Republic) · sv dominikansk (from the Dominican Republic) · es dominicano (from the Dominican Republic) · is dóminískur (from the Dominican Republic) · nl Dominicaans (from the Dominican Republic) · et dominikaani (from the Dominican Republic) · ht dominiken (from the Dominican Republic) · sw Kidominika (from the Dominican Republic) · ca dominicà (from the Dominican Republic) · pt dominicano (from the Dominican Republic) · nn dominikansk (from the Dominican Republic) · fi dominikaanilainen (from the Dominican Republic) · cy Dominicaidd (from the Dominican Republic) · nb dominikansk (from the Dominican Republic) · it dominicana (from the Dominican Republic) · ro dominican (from the Dominican Republic) · scn duminicanu (from the Dominican Republic) · cs dominikánský (from the Dominican Republic) · fr dominicaine (from the Dominican Republic) · eo domingano (from the Dominican Republic) · da dominikansk (from the Dominican Republic) · it dominicano (from the Dominican Republic) · fr dominicain (from the Dominican Republic)

Dominican en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic or a descendant thereof.
   • 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. 2024 May 17, Jessica Hasbun, “The Dominican Republic votes on Sunday. Here’s what to know”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 May 2024:

Forms

Synonyms

Dominicano · Dominican Republican

Translations (45)

pt dominicano (person from Dominican Republic) · ro dominican (person from Dominican Republic) · is Dóminíkar (person from Dominican Republic) · nl Dominicaanse (person from Dominican Republic) · nn dominikan (person from Dominican Republic) · ru доминика́нка (person from Dominican Republic) · ht Dominiken (person from Dominican Republic) · sv dominikan (person from Dominican Republic) · et dominikaanlane (person from Dominican Republic) · it dominicano (person from Dominican Republic) · nn dominikanar (person from Dominican Republic) · cy Dominiciad (person from Dominican Republic) · de Dominikanerin (person from Dominican Republic) · fr Dominicaine (person from Dominican Republic) · it dominicani (person from Dominican Republic) · it dominicane (person from Dominican Republic) · ro dominicană (person from Dominican Republic) · ast dominicanu (person from Dominican Republic) · co dominicanu (person from Dominican Republic) · fi dominikaanilainen (person from Dominican Republic) · ca dominicà (person from Dominican Republic) · nrf Dominnicain (person from Dominican Republic) · co duminicana (person from Dominican Republic) · nrf Dominnicaine (person from Dominican Republic) · nb dominikaner (person from Dominican Republic) · de Dominikaner (person from Dominican Republic) · da dominikaner (person from Dominican Republic) · co dominicana (person from Dominican Republic) · da dominiker (person from Dominican Republic) · it dominicana (person from Dominican Republic) · pl Dominikanin (person from Dominican Republic) · gl dominicano (person from Dominican Republic) · es dominicano (person from Dominican Republic) · sv dominikanska (person from Dominican Republic) · eo dominga (person from Dominican Republic) · el Δομινικανός (person from Dominican Republic) · co duminicanu (person from Dominican Republic) · is Dóminíki (person from Dominican Republic) · cs Dominikánec (person from Dominican Republic) · fr Dominicain (person from Dominican Republic) · pl Dominikanka (person from Dominican Republic) · nl Dominicaan (person from Dominican Republic) · ast dominicana (person from Dominican Republic) · ru доминика́нец (person from Dominican Republic) · sw Mdominika (person from Dominican Republic)

Dominican en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˌdɑ.mɪˈni.kən/ (Canada, US)
• /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/ (UK)
• /ˌdɒ.mɪˈniː.kən/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

From Dominica + -an.

Meanings

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

Forms

Translations (25)

de dominicanisch (from Dominica) · nl Dominicaans (from Dominica) · it dominicense (from Dominica) · sv dominikisk (from Dominica) · da dominikisk (from Dominica) · et dominica (from Dominica) · pl dominicki (from Dominica) · pt dominiquês (from Dominica) · ast dominiqués (from Dominica) · pt dominiquense (from Dominica) · eo dominikano (from Dominica) · es dominiqués (from Dominica) · pt dominicano (from Dominica) · cy Dominicaidd (from Dominica) · ca dominiquès (from Dominica) · sw Kidominika (from Dominica) · fi dominicalainen (from Dominica) · nb dominikisk (from Dominica) · ru доминика́нский (from Dominica) · nn dominikisk (from Dominica) · fr dominiquais (from Dominica) · co duminicense (from Dominica) · cs dominický (from Dominica) · ro dominican (from Dominica) · fr dominiquaise (from Dominica)

Dominican en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˌdɑ.mɪˈni.kən/ (Canada, US)
• /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/ (UK)
• /ˌdɒ.mɪˈniː.kən/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

From Dominica + -an.

Meanings

1. A native or inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Dominica or a descendant thereof.

Forms

Translations (34)

fr Dominiquais (person from Dominica) · cy Dominiciad (person from Dominica) · pt dominiquesa (person from Dominica) · sv dominiska (person from Dominica) · nl Dominicaan (person from Dominica) · es dominiquesa (person from Dominica) · it dominicensi (person from Dominica) · pt dominiquense (person from Dominica) · sv dominiker (person from Dominica) · pl Dominikańczyk (person from Dominica) · pt dominicano (person from Dominica) · pl Dominikanka (person from Dominica) · ca dominiquès (person from Dominica) · ast dominiqués (person from Dominica) · it dominicense (person from Dominica) · is Dóminíkumaður (person from Dominica) · pt dominiquês (person from Dominica) · et dominicalane (person from Dominica) · is Dóminíkumenn (person from Dominica) · eo dominika (person from Dominica) · nb dominiker (person from Dominica) · nl Dominicaanse (person from Dominica) · de Dominicanerin (person from Dominica) · da dominiker (person from Dominica) · es dominiqués (person from Dominica) · ast dominiquesa (person from Dominica) · ro dominicană (person from Dominica) · ro dominican (person from Dominica) · ru доминика́нка (person from Dominica) · nn dominikar (person from Dominica) · sw Mdominika (person from Dominica) · ru доминика́нец (person from Dominica) · de Dominicaner (person from Dominica) · fi dominicalainen (person from Dominica)

Dominican en · ADJ · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dominicānus. By surface analysis, Dominic + -an.

Meanings

1. Of or belonging to the Dominican religious order.
   • 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. 2014 January 30, Seth Kugel, “Wintertime Bargains in Budapest”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2014:

Forms

Relateds

Saint Dominican · dominical · Dominic

Synonyms

Jacobin

Translations (17)

et dominikaani (of or belonging to the religious order) · ca dominicà (of or belonging to the religious order) · cs dominikánský (of or belonging to the religious order) · nl dominicaans (of or belonging to the religious order) · nb dominikansk (of or belonging to the religious order) · cy Dominicaidd (of or belonging to the religious order) · pt dominicano (of or belonging to the religious order) · de Dominikaner- (of or belonging to the religious order) · de dominikanisch (of or belonging to the religious order) · fi dominikaaninen (of or belonging to the religious order) · fr dominicain (of or belonging to the religious order) · hu Domonkos-rendi (of or belonging to the religious order) · ro dominican (of or belonging to the religious order) · pl dominikański (of or belonging to the religious order) · ru доминика́нский (of or belonging to the religious order) · nn dominikansk (of or belonging to the religious order) · ca dominic (of or belonging to the religious order)

Dominican en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dominicānus. By surface analysis, Dominic + -an.

Meanings

1. A member of the religious order founded by Saint Dominic.
   • 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. 2014 January 30, Seth Kugel, “Wintertime Bargains in Budapest”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2014:

Forms

Synonyms

Friar Preacher · preaching friar · black friar · Jacobin

Translations (43)

tl Dominikano (member of religious order) · nb dominikaner (member of religious order) · el δομινικανός (member of religious order) · fi dominikaani (member of religious order) · cs dominikánka (member of religious order) · et dominiiklane (member of religious order) · fr dominicain (member of religious order) · cs dominikán (member of religious order) · lt dominikõnas (member of religious order) · nl dominicaan (member of religious order) · ca dominic (member of religious order) · sv dominikaner (member of religious order) · be дамініка́нец (member of religious order) · it domenicana (member of religious order) · mk доминиканец (member of religious order) · de Dominikaner (member of religious order) · cy brawd du (member of religious order) · pl dominikanin (member of religious order) · ru доминика́нец (member of religious order) · ro dominican (member of religious order) · da dominikaner (member of religious order) · ro dominicană (member of religious order) · sk dominikánka (member of religious order) · es dominicana (member of religious order) · lt dominikõnė (member of religious order) · es dominicano (member of religious order) · pt dominicano (member of religious order) · cy Dominiciad (member of religious order) · hu Domonkos-rendi (member of religious order) · pl dominikanka (member of religious order) · nn dominikanar (member of religious order) · nn dominikan (member of religious order) · it domenicano (member of religious order) · es dominica (member of religious order) · sv dominikan (member of religious order) · pt dominicana (member of religious order) · ca dominicà (member of religious order) · hu domonkos (member of religious order) · de Dominikanerin (member of religious order) · be дамініка́нка (member of religious order) · sk dominikán (member of religious order) · ru доминика́нка (member of religious order) · es dominico (member of religious order)