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Do•min•i•can



Pronunciation: (du-min'i-kun), [key]
—adj.
of or pertaining to St. Dominic or the Dominicans.

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

Do•min•i•can



Pronunciation: (du-min'i-kun for 1, 3; dom"u-nē'kun, du-min'i- for 2, 4), [key]
—adj.
1. of or pertaining to the Dominican Republic.
2. of or pertaining to the Commonwealth of Dominica.

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

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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