Save Type Country Usage English Pronounced Pron. do-min-i-kən rə-PUB-lik, də-mi-ni-kən rə-PUB-lik, dawm-in-i-kən ri-PUB-lik [key·IPA] Meaning & History Calque of Spanish República Dominicana named in honour of Saint Dominic (Santo Domingo de Guzmán), the founder of the Dominican Order. This is the name of a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean.