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1. (adj.) Dominican
of or pertaining to St. Dominic or the Dominicans.
2. (n.) Dominican
a member of one of the mendicant religious orders founded by St. Dominic; Black Friar.
3. (adj.) Dominican
of or pertaining to the Dominican Republic.
4. Dominican
of or pertaining to the Commonwealth of Dominica.
5. (n.) Dominican
a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic.
6. Dominican
a native or inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Dominica.
Etymology: (< Sp dominicano; (defs.
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| Definition of 'Dominican' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Dominican, Black Friar, Blackfriar, friar preacher
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
2. (adj) Dominican
a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic
3. (adj) Dominican
of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people
"the Dominican population"
4. (adj) Dominican
of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order
"Dominican monks"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Dominican
of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to the religions communities named from him
2. (noun) Dominican
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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