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# dominican

adjective (Dominican); noun (a Dominican, Dominicans)

«dominican» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name of a country) From or connected with the Dominican Republic, a country in the Caribbean sharing an island with Haiti; also a person from there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominican/#m1)
2. (a name of a country) From or connected with Dominica, a small different island country in the Caribbean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominican/#m2)
3. (church) A Dominican is a friar or nun of the Dominican Order, a Catholic religious order started by Saint Dominic in the 1200s. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominican/#m3)

### In the lessons

It is a proper adjective and name, so it is normally written with a capital D. In geography it names people from these Caribbean countries; in church history it names an order of preaching friars. Phrases: «the Dominican Republic», «a Dominican friar».

### Examples

- The Dominican Republic is on the island of Hispaniola. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominican/#x1)
- Many famous baseball players are Dominican. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominican/#x2)
- Dominica and the Dominican Republic are two different countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominican/#x3)
- A Dominican friar wears a white habit with a black cloak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominican/#x4)
- Our neighbour is Dominican and speaks Spanish at home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominican/#x5)
- The Dominicans were founded to preach and teach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominican/#x6)

### Note

A proper noun and adjective, written «Dominican» with a capital D. Do not confuse the Dominican Republic (Spanish-speaking, large) with Dominica (English-speaking, small island). Friars of the Dominican Order are sometimes called «Black Friars».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dominican» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominican/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dominican» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dominican.html) on Mova free.