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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic, in the southeast part of the island of Hispaniola on the Caribbean Sea. Founded in 1496 by Christopher Columbus's brother Bartholomew (c. 1460–1515), it was the first permanent European settlement in the Western Hemisphere. From 1936 to 1961, it was called Ciudad Trujillo. The name Santo Domingo has also been used for a Spanish colony on Hispaniola and for the Dominican Republic.
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- proper noun The capital of the
Dominican Republic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic
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This is why the name Santo Domingo was on the lips of the Six, shorthand for the successful slave revolt led by Toussaint L'Ouverture in what is now Haiti on the island of Santo Domingo to forge a new country.
Latest Articles 2009
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TORONTO— Capstone Mining Corp. said that it's agreed to buy miner Far West Mining Ltd. for about $725 million Canadian dollars US$755 million in stock and cash to gain control of a big Chilean copper-iron-gold development, known as the Santo Domingo project.
Capstone to Buy Far West Caroline Van Hasselt 2011
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The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821, but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years; it finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844.
Dominican Republic 2009
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The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821, but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years; it finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844.
Dominican Republic 2009
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The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821, but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years; it finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844.
Background 2008
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The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821, but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years; it finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844.
Dominican Republic 2008
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And Santo Domingo, which is right about here, is getting some of the worst conditions in terms of the heavy rain.
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The neem-processing plant of FAMA is located in San Cristobal, Ingenio Nuevo, near the highway to Santo Domingo, which is 28 km away.
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According to history, he came from Santo Domingo -- I think it was called Santo Domingo Island at the time -- where the conquistadors had first settled.
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The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821, but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years; it finally attained independence as the Dominican
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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