Meanings
proper nounthe 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.
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 2024
Origin
- SpanishRepública Dominicana
- EnglishDominican Republic
Calque of Spanish República Dominicana, in honor of santo (“holy; saint”) Domingo, which could refer to a Sunday, Jesus, or St Dominic.
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Arabic الْجُمْهُورِيَّةُ ٱلدُّمِنِكَانِيَّة
- الْجُمْهُورِيَّةُ ٱلدُّمِنِكَانِيَّة (al-jumhūriyyatu d-duminikāniyya)country in the Caribbean
Bengali ডোমিনিকান প্রজাতন্ত্র
- ডোমিনিকান প্রজাতন্ত্র (ḍōminikan projatontro)country in the Caribbean
Bulgarian Доминика́нска репу́блика
- Доминика́нска репу́блика (Dominikánska repúblika)country in the Caribbean
Catalan República Dominicana
- República Dominicanacountry in the Caribbean
Chinese Mandarin 多米尼加共和國 /多米尼加共和国, 多明尼加共和國 /多明尼加共和国
- 多米尼加共和國 /多米尼加共和国 (Duōmǐníjiā gònghéguó)country in the Caribbean
- 多明尼加共和國 /多明尼加共和国 (Duōmíngníjiā gònghéguó)country in the Caribbean
Czech Dominikánská republika
- Dominikánská republikacountry in the Caribbean
Danish Dominikanske Republik
- Dominikanske Republikcountry in the Caribbean
Dutch Dominicaanse Republiek
- Dominicaanse Republiekcountry in the Caribbean
Esperanto Domingo, Dominika Respubliko
- Domingocountry in the Caribbean
- Dominika Respublikocountry in the Caribbean
Estonian Dominikaani Vabariik
- Dominikaani Vabariikcountry in the Caribbean
Finnish Dominikaaninen tasavalta
- Dominikaaninen tasavaltacountry in the Caribbean
French République dominicaine
- République dominicainecountry in the Caribbean
German Dominikanische Republik
- Dominikanische Republikcountry in the Caribbean
Greek Δομινικανή Δημοκρατία
- Δομινικανή Δημοκρατία (Dominikaní Dimokratía)country in the Caribbean
Hebrew הרפובליקה הדומיניקנית
- הרפובליקה הדומיניקנית (ha-republika ha-dominikanit)country in the Caribbean
Hindi डॉमिनिकन गणराज्य
- डॉमिनिकन गणराज्य (ḍŏminikan gaṇrājya)country in the Caribbean
Hungarian Dominikai Köztársaság
- Dominikai Köztársaságcountry in the Caribbean
Icelandic Dóminíska lýðveldið
- Dóminíska lýðveldiðcountry in the Caribbean
Irish an Phoblacht Dhoiminiceach
- an Phoblacht Dhoiminiceachcountry in the Caribbean
Italian Repubblica dominicana
- Repubblica dominicanacountry in the Caribbean
Japanese ドミニカ共和国
- ドミニカ共和国 (Dominika kyōwakoku)country in the Caribbean
Korean 도미니카 공화국, 도미니까 공화국
- 도미니카 공화국 (Dominika gonghwaguk)country in the Caribbean
- 도미니까 공화국 (Dominikka gonghwaguk)country in the Caribbean
Latvian Dominikāna, Dominikānas Republika
- Dominikānacountry in the Caribbean
- Dominikānas Republikacountry in the Caribbean
Lithuanian Dominikos Respublika
- Dominikos Respublikacountry in the Caribbean
Norwegian Den dominikanske republikk
- Den dominikanske republikkcountry in the Caribbean
Persian جمهوری دومینیکن
- جمهوری دومینیکن (jomhuri-ye dominikan)country in the Caribbean
Polish Dominikana
- Dominikanacountry in the Caribbean
Portuguese República Dominicana
- República Dominicanacountry in the Caribbean
Romanian Republica Dominicană
- Republica Dominicanăcountry in the Caribbean
Russian Доминика́нская Респу́блика, Доминика́на
- Доминика́нская Респу́блика (Dominikánskaja Respúblika)country in the Caribbean
- Доминика́на (Dominikána)country in the Caribbean
Slovak Dominikánska republika
- Dominikánska republikacountry in the Caribbean
Spanish República Dominicana
- República Dominicanacountry in the Caribbean
Swahili Jamhuri ya Dominika
- Jamhuri ya Dominikacountry in the Caribbean
Swedish Dominikanska republiken
- Dominikanska republikencountry in the Caribbean
Tagalog Republikang Dominikano
- Republikang Dominikanocountry in the Caribbean
Tamil டொமினிக்கன் குடியரசு
- டொமினிக்கன் குடியரசு (ṭomiṉikkaṉ kuṭiyaracu)country in the Caribbean
Thai สาธารณรัฐโดมินิกัน
- สาธารณรัฐโดมินิกัน (sǎa-taa-rá-ná-rát doo-mí-ní-gan)country in the Caribbean
Turkish Dominik Cumhuriyeti
- Dominik Cumhuriyeticountry in the Caribbean
Ukrainian Домініка́нська Респу́бліка
- Домініка́нська Респу́бліка (Dominikánsʹka Respúblika)country in the Caribbean
Vietnamese Cộng hoà Đô-mi-ni-ca-na, Đô-mi-ni-ca-na
- Cộng hoà Đô-mi-ni-ca-nacountry in the Caribbean
- Đô-mi-ni-ca-nacountry in the Caribbean
- Cộng hòa Dominicacountry in the Caribbean
Welsh Gweriniaeth Dominica
- Gweriniaeth Dominicacountry in the Caribbean
Cite this entry
APA
Dominican Republic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dominican%20Republic
MLA
“Dominican Republic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dominican%20Republic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dominican Republic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dominican%20Republic.
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