Dominican
noun
Do·min·i·can
də-ˈmi-ni-kən 
: a member of a mendicant order of friars founded by St. Dominic in 1215 and dedicated especially to preaching
Dominican
adjective
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Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Lisa Marcos
Ecuador: President Daniel Noboa
Dominican Republic President Lui Abinader; Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Nightclub Owner Breaks Silence on 'Devastating' Roof Collapse Disaster in Dominican Republic as Death Toll Rises to 218
The collapse occurred while roughly 515 people were in the nightclub during a performance by renowned merengue singer Rubby Pérez.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
De La Cruz was signed as an international free agent from the Dominican Republic for just $65,000 in 2918.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
And the case gets bigger when Bryanna tells the Organized Crime Control Bureau that her brothers — also involved in Los Santos — were just killed via car bomb in the Dominican Republic.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Nightclub Owner Breaks Silence on 'Devastating' Roof Collapse Disaster in Dominican Republic as Death Toll Rises to 218
The collapse occurred while roughly 515 people were in the nightclub during a performance by renowned merengue singer Rubby Pérez.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
De La Cruz was signed as an international free agent from the Dominican Republic for just $65,000 in 2918.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
And the case gets bigger when Bryanna tells the Organized Crime Control Bureau that her brothers — also involved in Los Santos — were just killed via car bomb in the Dominican Republic.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Dominican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dominican. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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Dominican
noun
Do·min·i·can
də-ˈmin-i-kən
: a member of a mendicant order of preaching friars founded in 1215
Dominican
adjective
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