1. dominican - Noun
2. dominican - Adjective
Of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to the religions communities named from him.
One of an order of mendicant monks founded by Dominic de Guzman, in 1215. A province of the order was established in England in 1221. The first foundation in the United States was made in 1807. The Master of the Sacred Palace at Rome is always a Dominican friar. The Dominicans are called also preaching friars, friars preachers, black friars (from their black cloak), brothers of St. Mary, and in France, Jacobins.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI learned to play (baseball) on the streets in the Dominican Republic when I was 8 yrs old. Albert Pujols
The best way to help the Latino community is to give back. I love giving back; I'm quiet about God and what I do, but we do a lot in the Dominican Republic. Daddy Yankee
The trouble is that after nine years as a Jack of all trades and Master of the Dominican Order, I have no expertise on anything except airports and exotic foods. Timothy Radcliffe
I was born in Texas and I lived there 'till I was 8. Then I moved to the Dominican Republic with my mom, lived there for two years and forgot every word of English I knew. Michelle Rodriguez
I believe it is my responsibility to do what I can for children and people with Down syndrome as well as in my native Dominican Republic. Albert Pujols
Without the music to shout over, few people bothered saying anything." (Remarking on a power cut while in a bar in the Dominican Republic) Mark Kurlansky