Dominican Republic
geographical name
Do·min·i·can Republic
| \ də-ˈmi-ni-kən
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variants:
or formerly Santo Domingo \ ˌsan-tə-də-ˈmiŋ-(ˌ)gō
, ˌsän-tō-t͟hō- \
or San Domingo \ ˌsan-də-
, ˌsän-dō- \
, ˌsän-tō-t͟hō- \
or San Domingo \ ˌsan-də-
, ˌsän-dō- \
Definition of Dominican Republic
country in the West Indies on eastern Hispaniola; a republic with its capital at Santo Domingo area 18,657 square miles (48,322 square kilometers), population 9,445,281