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Definition of dominican republic
dominican republic
Adjective:Dominican
• noun
1
An island country located in the West Indies occupying the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, bordering Haiti to the west.
Word Nuance & Usage
The Dominican Republic is frequently confused with Dominica, which is a completely separate and much smaller island nation in the Lesser Antilles.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Dominican republic. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/dominican-republic