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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island country of the eastern Caribbean between Guadeloupe and Martinique. Originally inhabited by Caribs, the island was visited by Christopher Columbus in 1493 and became a British colony in the early 1800s, gaining its independence in 1978. Roseau is the capital.
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- proper noun A
country in theCaribbean . Official name:Commonwealth of Dominica .
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- noun a country on the island of Dominica
- noun a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians
Etymologies
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Examples
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Dominica is now becoming known for something else than long-ago visits by European explorers.
Is the ‘Secret’ of Long Life Found in the West Indies? | Disinformation 2008
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The name Dominica in palmis, De passione Domini occurs in the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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“The whales come to us, make friends with us, and interact with us,” says Peter G. Allinson, a Baltimore doctor who has made several trips to Dominica, which is between the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe.
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I also wanted to tell you that besides me there are more lives that you are touching all the way over here in Dominica.
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It begins with the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, called Dominica in Quinquagesima....
Quinquagesima Sunday elena maria vidal 2009
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Christian religion into Jerusalem, but the day itself is called Dominica
Castle Dangerous 2008
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Of course, since nobody ever talks about Dominica, the adjective domi-NEE-can doesn't get much use outside of Dominica, that is.
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The French island of Martinique lies between St. Lucia and Dominica, which is in turn separated from Antigua by the French island of Gaudeloupe.
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It begins with the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, called Dominica in Quinquagesima or Esto Mihi from the beginning of the Introit of the Mass; it is a Sunday of the second class, and the color the Mass and Office is violet.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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The first land sighted, 3 November, was the island now known as Dominica, and almost at the same time that of Marie Galante was discovered.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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