Dominican
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- noun
- /ˌdɑːməˈnɪkən/
- Moreover, Dominicans are a young group, with 29.4% under age 18 (U.S. Census, 2005).
- Costa Ricans and Dominicans
- Puerto Ricans and Dominicans
- Haitians and Dominicans
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Watch on YouTubeSo and the Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, all of us, we, we are all the minorities.
- So and the Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, all of us, we, we are all the minorities.
- Yeah, man, I'll tell you, like the Dominicans, I mean, they're, you know, just like so many good players.
Examples
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Of the 266 children included, 47% were male, 59% were Dominican, and 41% were African American (Table 1).
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One of the fastest-growing Hispanic groups in the U.S. is Dominicans (U.S. Census, 2005).
Academic text (2008) -
Well, those guys are Dominican.
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This is Leo, adopted from the Dominican Republic.
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Nah, he seems more Dominican to me.
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Hey, I mean, my pop's Dominican so you know I never met him.
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The Dominicans are going to make the delivery.
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His grandfather is Dominican and his grandmother was Haitian Creole.
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The Latino community is almost equally divided between Dominicans and Puerto Ricans (Gaston Institute, 1992, 1994).
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More than 90 percent of the plane's 260 passengers were Dominican or of Dominican descent.
Compounds
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A country in the Caribbean occupying the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola next to Haiti
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A group of Catholic priests and brothers who follow Saint Dominic and are known for teaching and missionary work
- Specialized
A tree from the Caribbean that gives hard reddish-brown wood used for fine furniture
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dominican comes from the city name Santo Domingo, which literally means 'Saint Dominic'. Because the country grew up around that city, a person from there is called a 'Dominican'.