Dominican

¹

[ duh-min-i-kuhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to St. Dominic or the Dominicans.

noun

1. a member of one of the mendicant religious orders founded by St. Dominic; Black Friar.

Dominican

²

[ duh-min-i-kuhn dom-uh-nee-kuhn, duh-min-i- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Dominican Republic.
2. of or relating to the Commonwealth of Dominica.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic.
2. a native or inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Dominica.

Dominican

¹

/ dəˈmɪnɪkən /

noun

1. 1. a member of an order of preaching friars founded by Saint Dominic in 1215; a Blackfriar
   2. a nun of one of the orders founded under the patronage of Saint Dominic

adjective

1. of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order

Dominican

²

/ dəˈmɪnɪkən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Dominican Republic or Dominica

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic or Dominica

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dominican¹

1625–35; Dominic- (stem of Dominicus Latinized form of Domingo de Guzman, founder of the order) + -an

Origin of Dominican²

< Spanish dominicano; Dominican ¹( defs 2 ) Dominican ²( defs 4 ) Dominic(a) + -an

Example Sentences

The most fascinating is the complex compositional analysis of the figures in Leonardo’s second most famous painting, “The Last Supper,” that vast fresco in a communal dining room of a Dominican convent in Milan.

From Los Angeles Times

Spirit Airlines Flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale in Florida was diverted to the neighbouring Dominican Republic where it landed safely at Santiago Airport.

From BBC

His physical comedy is at its best when he describes how white announcers at baseball games change their accents when Dominican players come up to the plate.

From Salon

“He could throw to a brick wall. I’m not sure, either, if my little bit of Spanish made any difference. I got it playing winter ball in the Dominican, and worked hard to keep it.”

From Los Angeles Times

A theologian who later became a Dominican friar, he revolutionised Church teachings with his 1971 book Theology of Liberation.

From BBC