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Domin'ican Repub'lic
a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 4,835,000; 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km).
Cap.: Santo Domingo. Formerly,
Santo Domingo, San Domingo. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.