Santo Domingo

[ san-toh duh-ming-goh; Spanish sahn-taw thaw-meeng-gaw ]

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noun

a city in and the capital of the Dominican Republic, on the southern coast: first European settlement in America 1496. Formerly Ciudad Trujillo.
a former name of Dominican Republic.
a former name of Hispaniola.

Santo Domingo

/ ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo; ˈsæntəʊ dəˈmɪŋɡəʊ /

the capital and chief port of the Dominican Republic, on the S coast: the oldest continuous European settlement in the Americas, founded in 1496; university (1538). Pop: 1 920 000 (2005 est) Former name (1936–61)Ciudad Trujillo
See Dominican Republic
the former name (until 1844) of the Dominican Republic
See Hispaniola
another name (esp in colonial times) for Hispaniola

Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano was born into an impoverished family in Santo Domingo on March 8, 1940.

In 1998 he was elected mayor of Santo Domingo, then a city of more than 2 million people.

According to the papers, Madison was born in Jarabacoa, while Tinetti was from Santo Domingo.

Cruz, whose deal was confirmed by a person with direct knowledge of the terms, is from Santo Domingo.

Perhaps the most famous however, is the former Convento y Templo de Santo Domingo, which is now the Hotel Casa di Santo Domingo.

But when the cuts all over Marie Michele's body did not heal, Negrial decided to take her to Santo Domingo as well, a week later.

His phone has apparently been turned off, and his family in Santo Domingo says he went missing over the weekend.

Another was sent back to Santo Domingo with what little treasure they had gathered and with an appeal to Encisco to hurry up.

The authorities were very strict in searching every vessel that cleared from Santo Domingo, for absconders.

Having so provided for the north and west, he then turned his attention to the recapture of the church of Santo Domingo.

Savona, or Saona, a small island off the southeasternmost part of Santo Domingo.

They failed to take Santo Domingo but succeeded at Jamaica .

April 21, 2024absquatulate

[ab-skwoch-uh-leyt ]

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