Dominican

Dominican

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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• (of Dominica):
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɒ.mɪ.ˈniː.kən/, /də.ˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/

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  • (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌdɑ.mɪ.ˈni.kən/, /də.ˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/

Noun

Dominican (plural Dominicans)

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

Translations

person from Dominican Republic

Catalan: dominicà (ca) m Corsican: duminicanu m, duminicana f, dominicanu m, dominicana f Czech: Dominikánec (cs) m Danish: dominiker c, dominikaner c Dutch: Dominicaan (nl) m, Dominicaanse (nl) f Esperanto: dominga Estonian: dominikaanlane Finnish: dominikaanilainen (fi) French: Dominicain (fr) m, Dominicaine (fr) f Galician: dominicano (gl) m German: Dominikaner (de) m, Dominikanerin (de) f Greek: Δομινικανός m (Dominikanós) Icelandic: Dóminíki, Dóminíkar Italian: dominicano m, dominicana f, dominicani m, dominicane f Norman: Dominnicain m (Jersey), Dominnicaine f (Jersey) Norwegian: Bokmål: dominikaner m Nynorsk: dominikan m, dominikanar m Portuguese: dominicano (pt) m Romanian: dominican (ro) m, dominicană (ro) f Russian: доминика́нец (ru) m (dominikánec), доминика́нка (ru) f (dominikánka) Spanish: dominicano (es) Swahili: Mdominika (sw) Swedish: dominikan (sv) c, dominikanska (sv) c

person from Dominica

Catalan: dominiquès m Danish: dominiker c Dutch: Dominicaan (nl) m, Dominicaanse (nl) f Esperanto: dominika Estonian: dominicalane Finnish: dominicalainen French: Dominiquais (fr) m German: Dominicaner (de) m, Dominicanerin (de) f Icelandic: Dóminíkumaður, Dóminíkumenn Italian: dominicense, dominicensi pl Norwegian: Bokmål: dominiker m Nynorsk: dominikar m Polish: Dominikanin (pl) m Portuguese: dominicano (pt) m, dominiquês (pt) m, dominiquesa f, dominiquense (pt) Romanian: dominican (ro) m, dominicană (ro) f Russian: доминика́нец (ru) m (dominikánec), доминика́нка (ru) f (dominikánka) Spanish: dominiqués (es) m, dominiquesa (es) f Swahili: Mdominika (sw) Swedish: dominiker (sv) c, dominiska c

member of religious order

Catalan: dominic m, dominicà (ca) m Dutch: dominicaan (nl) m Estonian: dominiiklane Finnish: dominikaani (fi) French: dominicain (fr) m German: Dominikaner (de) m, Dominikanerin (de) f Greek: δομινικανός (el) m (dominikanós) Hungarian: Domonkos-rendi, domonkos (hu) Norwegian: Bokmål: dominikaner m Nynorsk: dominikan m, dominikanar m Polish: dominikanin (pl) m Portuguese: dominicano (pt) m Romanian: dominican (ro) m, dominicană (ro) f Russian: доминика́нец (ru) m (dominikánec), доминика́нка (ru) f (dominikánka) Spanish: dominicano (es) m, dominicana (es) f Swedish: dominikaner (sv) c, dominikan (sv) c Tagalog: Dominikano

Adjective

Dominican (comparative more Dominican, superlative most Dominican)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Dominican Republic, or its people.
2. Of, from, or pertaining to Dominica, or its people.
3. Of or belonging to the Dominican religious order.
   • 2014 January 30, Seth Kugel, “Wintertime Bargains in Budapest”, in The New York Times‎:

     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.

Derived terms

• Dominicanness

Related terms

• dominical
• Dominic

Translations

from the Dominican Republic

Catalan: dominicà (ca) m Corsican: duminicanu m Czech: dominikánský (cs) Danish: dominikansk Dutch: Dominicaans (nl) n Esperanto: domingano Estonian: dominikaani Finnish: dominikaanilainen (fi) French: dominicain (fr) m, dominicaine (fr) f German: dominikanisch (de) Icelandic: dóminískur Italian: dominicano m, dominicana f Norman: Dominnicain (Jersey) Norwegian: Bokmål: dominikansk Nynorsk: dominikansk Portuguese: dominicano (pt) Romanian: dominican (ro) Russian: доминика́нский (ru) (dominikánskij) Sicilian: duminicanu m, duminicana f Spanish: dominicano (es) Swahili: Kidominika Swedish: dominikansk (sv) West Frisian: Dominikaansk n

from Dominica

Catalan: dominiquès Corsican: duminicense m or f Czech: dominický (cs) Danish: dominikisk Dutch: Dominicaans (nl) n Esperanto: dominikano Estonian: dominica Finnish: dominicalainen French: dominiquais (fr) m, dominiquaise (fr) f German: dominicanisch (de) Italian: dominicense m or f Norwegian: Bokmål: dominikisk Nynorsk: dominikisk Portuguese: dominicano (pt), dominiquês (pt), dominiquense (pt) Romanian: dominican (ro) Russian: доминика́нский (ru) (dominikánskij) Spanish: dominiqués (es) Swahili: Kidominika Swedish: dominikisk

of or belonging to the religious order

Catalan: dominic, dominicà (ca) Czech: dominikánský (cs) Dutch: dominicaans (nl) Estonian: dominikaani Finnish: dominikaaninen (fi) French: dominicain (fr) m German: dominikanisch (de), Dominikaner- (de) Hungarian: Domonkos-rendi Norwegian: Bokmål: dominikansk Nynorsk: dominikansk Polish: dominikański (pl) Portuguese: dominicano (pt) Romanian: dominican (ro) Russian: доминика́нский (ru) (dominikánskij)