dominican

«dominican» in Mova's school dictionary: From or connected with the Dominican Republic, a country… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

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 →

2) (a name of a country) From or connected with Dominica, a small different island country in the Caribbean. tree →

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 →

sense 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 →
• Many famous baseball players are Dominican. tree →
• Dominica and the Dominican Republic are two different countries. tree →
• A Dominican friar wears a white habit with a black cloak. tree →
• Our neighbour is Dominican and speaks Spanish at home. tree →
• The Dominicans were founded to preach and teach. tree →

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».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dominican» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.