Definition of the word Dominican

Pronunciation of vocabulary Dominican

Dominicannoun

Dominican

/dəˈmɪnɪkən//dəˈmɪnɪkən/

Origin of the word Dominican

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.

Example of vocabulary Dominicannamespace

meaning

a member of a Christian group of friars or nuns following the rules of St Dominic

meaning

a person from the Dominican Republic

meaning

a person from the island of Dominica

Words, synonyms, related vocabulary Dominican


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