Dominican Republic
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Dominican Republic
- /dəmˌɪn.ɪ.kən ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/ UK
- /doʊˌmɪn.ɪ.kən ɹəˈpʌb.lɪk/ US
Where it comes from
Calque of Spanish República Dominicana, in honor of santo (“holy; saint”) Domingo, which could refer to a Sunday, Jesus, or St Dominic.
proper noun the Dominican Republic
- A country in the Caribbean. Capital: Santo Domingo. According to the World Bank, over the last two decades, the Dominican Republic has been one of the fastest-growing economies in Caribbean.
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name country in the Caribbean
| Español | República Dominicana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도미니카 공화국 Dominika gonghwaguk |
| 日本語 | ドミニカ共和国 Dominika kyōwakoku |
| 中文 | 多米尼加共和國 /多米尼加共和国 Duōmǐníjiā gònghéguó, 多明尼加共和國 /多明尼加共和国 Duōmíngníjiā gònghéguó |
| हिन्दी | डॉमिनिकन गणराज्य ḍŏminikan gaṇrājya |
| Kiswahili | Jamhuri ya Dominika |
| Português | República Dominicana |
| Français | République dominicaine |
| Deutsch | Dominikanische Republik |
| Italiano | Repubblica dominicana |
| Ελληνικά | Δομινικανή Δημοκρατία Dominikaní Dimokratía |
| Română | Republica Dominicană |
| Русский | Доминика́нская Респу́блика Dominikánskaja Respúblika, Доминика́на Dominikána |
| Tiếng Việt | Cộng hoà Đô-mi-ni-ca-na, Đô-mi-ni-ca-na, Cộng hòa Dominica |
| العربية | الْجُمْهُورِيَّةُ ٱلدُّمِنِكَانِيَّة al-jumhūriyyatu d-duminikāniyya |
| עברית | הרפובליקה הדומיניקנית ha-republika ha-dominikanit |
Talk about this word "Dominican Republic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dominican%20republic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Dominican Republic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dominican%20republic "Dominican Republic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dominican%20republic.Cite this
@misc{dominican_republic_2026,
title = {Dominican Republic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dominican%20republic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
