Dominican Republic
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Spanish República Dominicana, in honor of santo (“holy; saint”) Domingo, which could refer to a Sunday, Jesus, or St Dominic.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /dəmˌɪn.ɪ.kən ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/
- (US) IPA(key): /doʊˌmɪn.ɪ.kən ɹəˈpʌb.lɪk/
Audio (UK): (file) Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]- A country in the Caribbean. Capital: Santo Domingo.
- 2024 May 17, Jessica Hasbun, “The Dominican Republic votes on Sunday. Here’s what to know”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 18 May 2024:
- According to the World Bank, over the last two decades, the Dominican Republic has been one of the fastest-growing economies in Caribbean.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]country in the Caribbean
See also
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- English terms derived from Spanish
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- en:Dominican Republic
- en:Countries in the Caribbean
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