Dominican
noun/dəˈmɪnɪkən/
/dəˈmɪnɪkən/
- a member of a Christian group of friars or nuns following the rules of St DominicTopics Religion and festivalsc2
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- a person from the Dominican Republic
- a person from the island of Dominica
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin Dominicanus, from Dominicus, the Latin name of Domingo de Guzmán (c.1170-1221), the Spanish priest and friar who established the order.
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