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Name Dominica
Type Country & Island
Usage Afrikaans, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish
Pronounced Pron. də-MI-ni-kə(English) do-MEE-nee-ka(German) do-mee-NEE-ka(Spanish)
Other Forms FormsPortuguese variant: Domínica
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Derived from Latin dominica meaning "lordly" or "Sunday", named by explorer Christopher Columbus for his sighting of the island on a Sunday. This is the name of an island country in the Caribbean.
Added 4/28/2020 by anonymous