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 (fi)
• 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^[1]:

     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 (fi)
• 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)