adj · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/
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UK:/ˌdɒ.mɪˈniː.kən/
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Canada, US:/ˌdɑ.mɪˈni.kən/
Canada, US:/dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/
CMU ARPABET:D AH0 M IH1 N AH0 K AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to the Dominican Republic, or its people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Dominicano, Dominican Republican
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of, from, or pertaining to Dominica, or its people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of or belonging to the Dominican religious order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Jacobin
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic or a descendant thereof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Dominicano, Dominican Republican
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A native or inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Dominica or a descendant thereof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A member of the religious order founded by Saint Dominic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: black friar, preaching friar, Friar Preacher, Jacobin
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Dominican monks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective
Meaning 8
of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the Dominican population
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: West Indian
10
noun
Meaning 10
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Black Friar, Blackfriar, friar preacher
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: friar, mendicant
Narrower terms: Savonarola, Girolamo Savonarola
History
Etymology
From the name of the Dominican Republic, itself a calque of Spanish República Dominicana; corresponding to Spanish dominicano.
From Dominica + -an.
Learned borrowing from Latin dominicānus. By surface analysis, Dominic + -an.
Across languages
Translations
194 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
dominicanu
— from the Dominican Republic
Catalan:
dominicà
— from the Dominican Republic
Corsican:
duminicanu
— from the Dominican Republic
Czech:
dominikánský
— from the Dominican Republic
Danish:
dominikansk
— from the Dominican Republic
Dutch:
Dominicaans
— from the Dominican Republic
Esperanto:
domingano
— from the Dominican Republic
Estonian:
dominikaani
— from the Dominican Republic
Finnish:
dominikaanilainen
— from the Dominican Republic
French:
dominicain
— from the Dominican Republic
French:
dominicaine
— from the Dominican Republic
West-Frisian:
Dominikaansk
— from the Dominican Republic
German:
dominikanisch
— from the Dominican Republic
Haitian Creole:
dominiken
— from the Dominican Republic
Icelandic:
dóminískur
— from the Dominican Republic
Italian:
dominicano
— from the Dominican Republic
Italian:
dominicana
— from the Dominican Republic
Norman:
Dominnicain
— from the Dominican Republic
Norwegian Bokmål:
dominikansk
— from the Dominican Republic
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dominikansk
— from the Dominican Republic
Polish:
dominikański
— from the Dominican Republic
Portuguese:
dominicano
— from the Dominican Republic
Romanian:
dominican
— from the Dominican Republic
Russian:
доминика́нский
(dominikánskij)
— from the Dominican Republic
Sicilian:
duminicanu
— from the Dominican Republic
Sicilian:
duminicana
— from the Dominican Republic
Spanish:
dominicano
— from the Dominican Republic
Swahili:
Kidominika
— from the Dominican Republic
Swedish:
dominikansk
— from the Dominican Republic
Welsh:
Dominicaidd
— from the Dominican Republic
Asturian:
dominiqués
— from Dominica
Catalan:
dominiquès
— from Dominica
Corsican:
duminicense
— from Dominica
Czech:
dominický
— from Dominica
Danish:
dominikisk
— from Dominica
Dutch:
Dominicaans
— from Dominica
Esperanto:
dominikano
— from Dominica
Estonian:
dominica
— from Dominica
Finnish:
dominicalainen
— from Dominica
French:
dominiquais
— from Dominica
French:
dominiquaise
— from Dominica
German:
dominicanisch
— from Dominica
Italian:
dominicense
— from Dominica
Norwegian Bokmål:
dominikisk
— from Dominica
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dominikisk
— from Dominica
Polish:
dominicki
— from Dominica
Portuguese:
dominicano
— from Dominica
Portuguese:
dominiquês
— from Dominica
Portuguese:
dominiquense
— from Dominica
Romanian:
dominican
— from Dominica
Russian:
доминика́нский
(dominikánskij)
— from Dominica
Spanish:
dominiqués
— from Dominica
Swahili:
Kidominika
— from Dominica
Swedish:
dominikisk
— from Dominica
Welsh:
Dominicaidd
— from Dominica
Catalan:
dominic
— of or belonging to the religious order
Catalan:
dominicà
— of or belonging to the religious order
Czech:
dominikánský
— of or belonging to the religious order
Dutch:
dominicaans
— of or belonging to the religious order
Estonian:
dominikaani
— of or belonging to the religious order
Finnish:
dominikaaninen
— of or belonging to the religious order
French:
dominicain
— of or belonging to the religious order
German:
dominikanisch
— of or belonging to the religious order
German:
Dominikaner-
— of or belonging to the religious order
Hungarian:
Domonkos-rendi
— of or belonging to the religious order
Norwegian Bokmål:
dominikansk
— of or belonging to the religious order
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dominikansk
— of or belonging to the religious order
Polish:
dominikański
— of or belonging to the religious order
Portuguese:
dominicano
— of or belonging to the religious order
Romanian:
dominican
— of or belonging to the religious order
Russian:
доминика́нский
(dominikánskij)
— of or belonging to the religious order
Welsh:
Dominicaidd
— of or belonging to the religious order
Asturian:
dominicanu
— person from Dominican Republic
Asturian:
dominicana
— person from Dominican Republic
Catalan:
dominicà
— person from Dominican Republic
Corsican:
duminicanu
— person from Dominican Republic
Corsican:
duminicana
— person from Dominican Republic
Corsican:
dominicanu
— person from Dominican Republic
Corsican:
dominicana
— person from Dominican Republic
Czech:
Dominikánec
— person from Dominican Republic
Danish:
dominiker
— person from Dominican Republic
Danish:
dominikaner
— person from Dominican Republic
Dutch:
Dominicaan
— person from Dominican Republic
Dutch:
Dominicaanse
— person from Dominican Republic
Esperanto:
dominga
— person from Dominican Republic
Estonian:
dominikaanlane
— person from Dominican Republic
Finnish:
dominikaanilainen
— person from Dominican Republic
French:
Dominicain
— person from Dominican Republic
French:
Dominicaine
— person from Dominican Republic
Galician:
dominicano
— person from Dominican Republic
German:
Dominikaner
— person from Dominican Republic
German:
Dominikanerin
— person from Dominican Republic
Greek:
Δομινικανός
(Dominikanós)
— person from Dominican Republic
Haitian Creole:
Dominiken
— person from Dominican Republic
Icelandic:
Dóminíki
— person from Dominican Republic
Icelandic:
Dóminíkar
— person from Dominican Republic
Italian:
dominicano
— person from Dominican Republic
Italian:
dominicana
— person from Dominican Republic
Italian:
dominicani
— person from Dominican Republic
Italian:
dominicane
— person from Dominican Republic
Norman:
Dominnicain
— person from Dominican Republic
Norman:
Dominnicaine
— person from Dominican Republic
Norwegian Bokmål:
dominikaner
— person from Dominican Republic
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dominikan
— person from Dominican Republic
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dominikanar
— person from Dominican Republic
Polish:
Dominikanin
— person from Dominican Republic
Polish:
Dominikanka
— person from Dominican Republic
Portuguese:
dominicano
— person from Dominican Republic
Romanian:
dominican
— person from Dominican Republic
Romanian:
dominicană
— person from Dominican Republic
Russian:
доминика́нец
(dominikánec)
— person from Dominican Republic
Russian:
доминика́нка
(dominikánka)
— person from Dominican Republic
Spanish:
dominicano
— person from Dominican Republic
Swahili:
Mdominika
— person from Dominican Republic
Swedish:
dominikan
— person from Dominican Republic
Swedish:
dominikanska
— person from Dominican Republic
Welsh:
Dominiciad
— person from Dominican Republic
Asturian:
dominiqués
— person from Dominica
Asturian:
dominiquesa
— person from Dominica
Catalan:
dominiquès
— person from Dominica
Danish:
dominiker
— person from Dominica
Dutch:
Dominicaan
— person from Dominica
Dutch:
Dominicaanse
— person from Dominica
Esperanto:
dominika
— person from Dominica
Estonian:
dominicalane
— person from Dominica
Finnish:
dominicalainen
— person from Dominica
French:
Dominiquais
— person from Dominica
German:
Dominicaner
— person from Dominica
German:
Dominicanerin
— person from Dominica
Icelandic:
Dóminíkumaður
— person from Dominica
Icelandic:
Dóminíkumenn
— person from Dominica
Italian:
dominicense
— person from Dominica
Italian:
dominicensi
— person from Dominica
Norwegian Bokmål:
dominiker
— person from Dominica
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dominikar
— person from Dominica
Polish:
Dominikańczyk
— person from Dominica
Polish:
Dominikanka
— person from Dominica
Portuguese:
dominicano
— person from Dominica
Portuguese:
dominiquês
— person from Dominica
Portuguese:
dominiquesa
— person from Dominica
Portuguese:
dominiquense
— person from Dominica
Romanian:
dominican
— person from Dominica
Romanian:
dominicană
— person from Dominica
Russian:
доминика́нец
(dominikánec)
— person from Dominica
Russian:
доминика́нка
(dominikánka)
— person from Dominica
Spanish:
dominiqués
— person from Dominica
Spanish:
dominiquesa
— person from Dominica
Swahili:
Mdominika
— person from Dominica
Swedish:
dominiker
— person from Dominica
Swedish:
dominiska
— person from Dominica
Welsh:
Dominiciad
— person from Dominica
Belarusian:
дамініка́нец
(daminikánjec)
— member of religious order
Belarusian:
дамініка́нка
(daminikánka)
— member of religious order
Catalan:
dominic
— member of religious order
Catalan:
dominicà
— member of religious order
Czech:
dominikán
— member of religious order
Czech:
dominikánka
— member of religious order
Danish:
dominikaner
— member of religious order
Dutch:
dominicaan
— member of religious order
Estonian:
dominiiklane
— member of religious order
Finnish:
dominikaani
— member of religious order
French:
dominicain
— member of religious order
German:
Dominikaner
— member of religious order
German:
Dominikanerin
— member of religious order
Greek:
δομινικανός
(dominikanós)
— member of religious order
Hungarian:
Domonkos-rendi
— member of religious order
Hungarian:
domonkos
— member of religious order
Italian:
domenicano
— member of religious order
Italian:
domenicana
— member of religious order
Lithuanian:
dominikõnas
— member of religious order
Lithuanian:
dominikõnė
— member of religious order
Macedonian:
доминиканец
(dominikanec)
— member of religious order
Norwegian Bokmål:
dominikaner
— member of religious order
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dominikan
— member of religious order
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dominikanar
— member of religious order
Polish:
dominikanin
— member of religious order
Polish:
dominikanka
— member of religious order
Portuguese:
dominicano
— member of religious order
Portuguese:
dominicana
— member of religious order
Romanian:
dominican
— member of religious order
Romanian:
dominicană
— member of religious order
Russian:
доминика́нец
(dominikánec)
— member of religious order
Russian:
доминика́нка
(dominikánka)
— member of religious order