DOMINICAN


Meaning of DOMINICAN in English

/deuh min"i keuhn/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to St. Dominic or the Dominicans.

n.

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

[ 1625-35; Dominic- (s. of Dominicus Latinized form of Domingo de Guzman, founder of the order) + -AN ]

/deuh min"i keuhn/ for 1, 3; /dom'euh nee"keuhn, deuh min"i-/ for 2, 4 , adj.

1. of or pertaining to the Dominican Republic.

2. of or pertaining to the Commonwealth of Dominica.

n.

3. a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic.

4. a native or inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Dominica.

[ dominicano; (defs. 2, 4) DOMINIC(A) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .