Meanings
Dominican1
plural Dominicans
- A native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic or a descendant thereof.
More than 40% of Dominicans are economically vulnerable and are at risk of falling into poverty due to climate-related impacts and economic crises, according to the World Bank.
2024 May 17, Jessica Hasbun, “The Dominican Republic votes on Sunday. Here’s what to know”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 May 2024Synonyms: Dominicano, Dominican Republican
comparative more Dominican · superlative most Dominican
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Dominican Republic, or its people.
And while the Dominican economy grew by 4.9% last year, high inflation rates in both 2022 (8.8%) and 2023 (4.8%) have taken a toll on the population’s quality of life.
2024 May 17, Jessica Hasbun, “The Dominican Republic votes on Sunday. Here’s what to know”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 May 2024Synonyms: Dominicano, Dominican Republican
Dominican2
plural Dominicans
- A native or inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Dominica or a descendant thereof.
comparative more Dominican · superlative most Dominican
- Of, from, or pertaining to Dominica, or its people.
Dominican3
plural Dominicans
- A member of the religious order founded by Saint Dominic.
The first night, I did nothing more than have a glass of wine at Faust Wine Cellar, located under the Dominican cloister that houses the Hilton Budapest Hotel in the Buda Castle complex.
2014 January 30, Seth Kugel, “Wintertime Bargains in Budapest”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2014Synonyms: black friar, preaching friar, Friar Preacher, Jacobin
comparative more Dominican · superlative most Dominican
- Of or belonging to the Dominican religious order.
The first night, I did nothing more than have a glass of wine at Faust Wine Cellar, located under the Dominican cloister that houses the Hilton Budapest Hotel in the Buda Castle complex.
2014 January 30, Seth Kugel, “Wintertime Bargains in Budapest”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2014Synonyms: Jacobin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic or a descendant thereof.
adjectiveOf, from, or pertaining to the Dominican Republic, or its people.
nounA member of the religious order founded by Saint Dominic.
adjectiveOf or belonging to the Dominican religious order.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Dominican · noun, adjective
- SpanishRepública Dominicana
- EnglishDominican
From the name of the Dominican Republic, itself a calque of Spanish República Dominicana; corresponding to Spanish dominicano.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Dominican · noun, adjective
- Latindominicānus
- EnglishDominican
Learned borrowing from Latin dominicānus. By surface analysis, Dominic + -an.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan dominicà, dominicà
- dominicàperson from Dominican Republic
- dominicàfrom the Dominican Republic
- dominiquèsperson from Dominica
- dominiquèsfrom Dominica
- dominicmember of religious order
- dominicàmember of religious order
- dominicof or belonging to the religious order
- dominicàof or belonging to the religious order
Chinese Mandarin 多米尼加人, 多米尼克人
- 多米尼加人 (Duōmǐníjiārén)person from Dominican Republic
- 多米尼克人 (Duōmǐníkèrén)person from Dominica
Czech Dominikánec, dominikánský
- Dominikánecperson from Dominican Republic
- dominikánskýfrom the Dominican Republic
- dominickýfrom Dominica
- dominikánmember of religious order
- dominikánkamember of religious order
- dominikánskýof or belonging to the religious order
Danish dominiker, dominikaner
- dominikerperson from Dominican Republic
- dominikanerperson from Dominican Republic
- dominikanskfrom the Dominican Republic
- dominikerperson from Dominica
- dominikiskfrom Dominica
- dominikanermember of religious order
Dutch Dominicaan, Dominicaanse
- Dominicaanperson from Dominican Republic
- Dominicaanseperson from Dominican Republic
- Dominicaansfrom the Dominican Republic
- Dominicaanperson from Dominica
- Dominicaanseperson from Dominica
- Dominicaansfrom Dominica
- dominicaanmember of religious order
- dominicaansof or belonging to the religious order
Esperanto dominga, domingano
- domingaperson from Dominican Republic
- dominganofrom the Dominican Republic
- dominikaperson from Dominica
- dominikanofrom Dominica
Estonian dominikaanlane, dominikaani
- dominikaanlaneperson from Dominican Republic
- dominikaanifrom the Dominican Republic
- dominicalaneperson from Dominica
- dominicafrom Dominica
- dominiiklanemember of religious order
- dominikaaniof or belonging to the religious order
Finnish dominikaanilainen, dominikaanilainen
- dominikaanilainenperson from Dominican Republic
- dominikaanilainenfrom the Dominican Republic
- dominicalainenperson from Dominica
- dominicalainenfrom Dominica
- dominikaanimember of religious order
- dominikaaninenof or belonging to the religious order
French Dominicain, Dominicaine
- Dominicainperson from Dominican Republic
- Dominicaineperson from Dominican Republic
- dominicainfrom the Dominican Republic
- dominicainefrom the Dominican Republic
- Dominiquaisperson from Dominica
- dominiquaisfrom Dominica
- dominiquaisefrom Dominica
- dominicainmember of religious order
- dominicainof or belonging to the religious order
German Dominikaner, Dominikanerin
- Dominikanerperson from Dominican Republic
- Dominikanerinperson from Dominican Republic
- dominikanischfrom the Dominican Republic
- Dominicanerperson from Dominica
- Dominicanerinperson from Dominica
- dominicanischfrom Dominica
- Dominikanermember of religious order
- Dominikanerinmember of religious order
- dominikanischof or belonging to the religious order
- Dominikaner-of or belonging to the religious order
Greek Δομινικανός, δομινικανός
- Δομινικανός (Dominikanós)person from Dominican Republic
- δομινικανός (dominikanós)member of religious order
Hungarian Domonkos-rendi, domonkos
- Domonkos-rendimember of religious order
- domonkosmember of religious order
- Domonkos-rendiof or belonging to the religious order
Icelandic Dóminíki, Dóminíkar
- Dóminíkiperson from Dominican Republic
- Dóminíkarperson from Dominican Republic
- dóminískurfrom the Dominican Republic
- Dóminíkumaðurperson from Dominica
- Dóminíkumennperson from Dominica
Italian dominicano, dominicana
- dominicanoperson from Dominican Republic
- dominicanaperson from Dominican Republic
- dominicaniperson from Dominican Republic
- dominicaneperson from Dominican Republic
- dominicanofrom the Dominican Republic
- dominicanafrom the Dominican Republic
- dominicenseperson from Dominica
- dominicensiperson from Dominica
- dominicensefrom Dominica
- domenicanomember of religious order
- domenicanamember of religious order
Lithuanian dominikõnas, dominikõnė
- dominikõnasmember of religious order
- dominikõnėmember of religious order
Norwegian Bokmål dominikaner, dominikansk
- dominikanerperson from Dominican Republic
- dominikanskfrom the Dominican Republic
- dominikerperson from Dominica
- dominikiskfrom Dominica
- dominikanermember of religious order
- dominikanskof or belonging to the religious order
Polish Dominikanin, Dominikanka
- Dominikaninperson from Dominican Republic
- Dominikankaperson from Dominican Republic
- dominikańskifrom the Dominican Republic
- Dominikańczykperson from Dominica
- Dominikankaperson from Dominica
- dominickifrom Dominica
- dominikaninmember of religious order
- dominikankamember of religious order
- dominikańskiof or belonging to the religious order
Portuguese dominicano, dominicano
- dominicanoperson from Dominican Republic
- dominicanofrom the Dominican Republic
- dominicanoperson from Dominica
- dominiquêsperson from Dominica
- dominiquesaperson from Dominica
- dominiquenseperson from Dominica
- dominicanofrom Dominica
- dominiquêsfrom Dominica
- dominiquensefrom Dominica
- dominicanomember of religious order
- dominicanamember of religious order
- dominicanoof or belonging to the religious order
Romanian dominican, dominicană
- dominicanperson from Dominican Republic
- dominicanăperson from Dominican Republic
- dominicanfrom the Dominican Republic
- dominicanperson from Dominica
- dominicanăperson from Dominica
- dominicanfrom Dominica
- dominicanmember of religious order
- dominicanămember of religious order
- dominicanof or belonging to the religious order
Russian доминика́нец, доминика́нка
- доминика́нец (dominikánec)person from Dominican Republic
- доминика́нка (dominikánka)person from Dominican Republic
- доминика́нский (dominikánskij)from the Dominican Republic
- доминика́нец (dominikánec)person from Dominica
- доминика́нка (dominikánka)person from Dominica
- доминика́нский (dominikánskij)from Dominica
- доминика́нец (dominikánec)member of religious order
- доминика́нка (dominikánka)member of religious order
- доминика́нский (dominikánskij)of or belonging to the religious order
Slovak dominikán, dominikánka
- dominikánmember of religious order
- dominikánkamember of religious order
Spanish dominicano, dominicano
- dominicanoperson from Dominican Republic
- dominicanofrom the Dominican Republic
- dominiquésperson from Dominica
- dominiquesaperson from Dominica
- dominiquésfrom Dominica
- dominicanomember of religious order
- dominicanamember of religious order
- dominicomember of religious order
- dominicamember of religious order
Swahili Mdominika, Kidominika
- Mdominikaperson from Dominican Republic
- Kidominikafrom the Dominican Republic
- Mdominikaperson from Dominica
- Kidominikafrom Dominica
Swedish dominikan, dominikanska
- dominikanperson from Dominican Republic
- dominikanskaperson from Dominican Republic
- dominikanskfrom the Dominican Republic
- dominikerperson from Dominica
- dominiskaperson from Dominica
- dominikiskfrom Dominica
- dominikanermember of religious order
- dominikanmember of religious order
Tagalog Dominikano
- Dominikanomember of religious order
Welsh Dominiciad, Dominicaidd
- Dominiciadperson from Dominican Republic
- Dominicaiddfrom the Dominican Republic
- Dominiciadperson from Dominica
- Dominicaiddfrom Dominica
- Dominiciadmember of religious order
- brawd dumember of religious order
- Dominicaiddof or belonging to the religious order
Cite this entry
Dominican. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dominican
“Dominican.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dominican. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dominican,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dominican.
Source: Dominican on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.