Definitions for Dominican

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Dominican Do·min·i·can

Spelling: [duh-min-i-kuh n]

IPA: /dəˈmɪn ɪ kən/

Dominican is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 265 anagrams from letters in Dominican (acdiimnno).

Definitions for Dominican

noun

1. a member of one of the mendicant religious orders founded by St. Dominic; Black Friar.
2. a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic.
3. a native or inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Dominica.

adjective

1. of or relating to St. Dominic or the Dominicans.
2. of or relating to the Dominican Republic.
3. of or relating to the Commonwealth of Dominica.

Origin of Dominican

1625-35; Dominic- (stem of Dominicus Latinized form of Domingo de Guzman, founder of the order) + -an

Examples for Dominican

The Dominican uttered a loud cry; the guards started back in awe.

The first time I spoke with 48-year-old Victor Mooney, he had just reached the Samaná Province in the Dominican Republic.

When they had done his bidding, the Dominican beckoned me forward.

The Dominican convent is there, just below the Trinity de' Monti.

“The acts [are] at odds with morality and customs that are penalized by Dominican laws,” the letter also read.

"Not so—not so," said the Dominican, shrinking from those fierce eyes.

Because of her, I was able to go to art school in the Dominican Republic.

It was then shipped to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, and sold for 50 cents on the dollar.

A pale smile, instinct with proud humility, arose to the Dominican's lips.

My father started to pressure me to come back to the Dominican Republic.