/ dəˈmɪnɪkən; NAmE / noun
a member of a Christian group of monks or nuns following the rules of St Dominic
► Do·min·ic·an adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin Dominicanus , from Dominicus , the Latin name of Domingo de Guzmán (c.1170-1221), the Spanish priest and friar who established the order.