Dominican Republic
English
editEtymology
editCalque of Spanish República Dominicana, in honor of santo (“holy; saint”) Domingo, which could refer to a Sunday, Jesus, or St Dominic.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /dɒmˌɪn.ɪ.kən ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/
- (US) IPA(key): /doʊˌmɪn.ɪ.kən ɹəˈpʌb.lɪk/
Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
edit- A country in the Caribbean. Capital: Santo Domingo
Derived terms
editTranslations
editcountry in the Caribbean
See also
edit- Santo Domingo
- (countries of North America) country of North America; Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America