Dominica

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Dominica

  • /ˌdɒ.mɪˈniː.kə/ UK
  • /dəˈmɪ.nɪ.kə/ UK
  • /ˌdɑ.mɪˈniː.kə/ US
  • /dəˈmɪ.nɪ.kə/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin Dominica (“Lord's Day [Island], Sunday [Island]”) due to being sighted by Columbus on a Sunday.

proper noun

  1. An island and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of Dominica.

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Every language

name island and country (Commonwealth of Dominica) in the Caribbean

EspañolDominica
한국어도미니카 연방 Dominika yeonbang
日本語ドミニカ国 Dominikakoku
中文多米尼加 Duōmǐníjiā, 多米尼克 Duōmǐníkè
हिन्दीडोमिनिका ḍominikā
KiswahiliDominika
PortuguêsDomínica, Dominica
FrançaisDominique
DeutschDominica
ItalianoDominica
ΕλληνικάΝτομίνικα Ntomínika
RomânăDominica
РусскийДомини́ка Dominíka
Tiếng ViệtĐô-mi-ni-ca
العربيةدُومِينِيكَا dūmīnīkā
עבריתדּוֹמִינִיקָה domínika

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"Dominica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dominica. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Dominica. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dominica

Chicago

"Dominica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dominica.

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@misc{dominica_2026,
  title = {Dominica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dominica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}