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Dominican Republic

proper noun

  1. Caribbean country
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dəmˌɪn.ɪ.kən ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/ / /doʊˌmɪn.ɪ.kən ɹəˈpʌb.lɪk/

name

Etymology: Calque of Spanish República Dominicana, in honor of santo (“holy; saint”) Domingo, which could refer to a Sunday, Jesus, or St Dominic.

  1. A country in the Caribbean. Capital: Santo Domingo.

    “According to the World Bank, over the last two decades, the Dominican Republic has been one of the fastest-growing economies in Caribbean.”