What does DOMINICAN mean?

Definitions for DOMINICAN
dəˈmɪn ɪ kən for 1,3 ; ˌdɒm əˈni kən, dəˈmɪn ɪ- for 2, 4do·mini·can

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Dominican, Black Friar, Blackfriar, friar preachernoun

    a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order

  2. Dominicanadjective

    a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic

  3. Dominicanadjective

    of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people

    "the Dominican population"

  4. Dominicanadjective

    of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order

    "Dominican monks"

Wiktionary

  1. Dominicannoun

    A person from the Commonwealth of Dominica or of its descent.

  2. Dominicannoun

    A person from the Dominican Republic or of its descent.

  3. Dominicannoun

    A member of the religious order founded by St. Dominic.

  4. Dominicanadjective

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

  5. Dominicanadjective

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

  6. Dominicanadjective

    Of or belonging to the Dominican religious order.

ChatGPT

  1. dominican

    1) Dominican refers to anything related to the Dominican Republic, a country located in the Caribbean, including its people, culture, language (Dominican Spanish), or products. 2) It also refers to anything related to the historical St. Dominic or the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), a Roman Catholic religious order founded by him. 3) It may also refer to someone from the Commonwealth of Dominica, an island country in the Caribbean, although this is less common as residents are usually referred to as Dominican (Dominica). Hence, the term "Dominican" can refer to various aspects depending on its context of use.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dominicanadjective

    of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to the religions communities named from him

  2. Dominicannoun

    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

  3. Etymology: [NL. Dominicanus, fr. Dominicus, Dominic, the founder: cf. F. Dominicain.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Dominican

    do-min′i-kan, adj. belonging to St Dominic or to the Dominicans.—n. a friar or monk of the order of St Dominic—Fratres Predicatores, founded in 1215—the Black Friars, from their black mantle.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of DOMINICAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of DOMINICAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of DOMINICAN in a Sentence

  1. David Ortiz:

    When you start hanging out with 'tigueres' (Dominican slang for street toughs), you sometimes have to show that you're a 'tiguere,' a lot of former players hang out with 'reggaeton' artists and 'tigueres.' They go to clubs and bars. It's like they're living the life that perhaps as players they couldn't enjoy.

  2. Al Avila:

    International growth – especially in Latin America – is a priority for many teams across the sport, and for me, personally, it means a great deal with my father, Ralph, having started the first baseball Academy in the Dominican Republic – Campos Las Palmas – and with his efforts starting the Dominican Summer League.

  3. Margaret Wurth:

    Women and girls in Dominican Republic have always defied the abortion ban, but they have been forced to put their health and lives on the line to end pregnancies clandestinely.

  4. Mario Serrano:

    They don't have access to the same rights because they are being treated like immigrants in their own country, in truth, they have not immigrated from anywhere. Many of them have never been outside of the Dominican Republic.

  5. Sean Newman:

    This is the reason why the Dominican Republic can come to market, they benefit hugely from this low oil price environment ... Fundamentals are (also) supportive, with growth in the 5% region this year.

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