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单词 Dominica
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Definition of Dominica in English:

Dominica

proper nounˌdɒmɪˈniːkədəˈmɪnɪkəˌdɑməˈnikə
  • A mountainous island in the Caribbean, the loftiest of the Lesser Antilles and the northernmost and largest of the Windward Islands; population 73,000 (estimated 2015); languages, English (official), Creole; capital, Roseau. The island came into British possession at the end of the 18th century, becoming an independent republic within the Commonwealth in 1978.

    多米尼克(加勒比海中的一多山岛屿,系小安的列斯群岛中的最高岛屿,向风群岛中最北部和最大的岛屿;2009年估计人口72, 700;语言为英语和克里奥尔语,其中英语为官方语言,首都罗索;该岛在18世纪末成为英国领土,1978年成为英联邦内一独立共和国)

Origin

Named by Columbus, who discovered it on a Sunday (Latin dies dominica 'the Lord's day') in 1493.

Rhymes

beaker, Costa Rica, eureka, Frederica, Griqua, jobseeker, leaker, loudspeaker, seeker, shrieker, sika, sneaker, speaker, squeaker, streaker, Tanganyika, theca, tikka, Topeka, wreaker

Definition of Dominica in US English:

Dominica

proper nounˌdäməˈnēkəˌdɑməˈnikə
  • A country in the western West Indies, a mountainous island, the most northern of the Windward Islands, in the Caribbean Sea; population 73,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Roseau; languages, English (official) and Creole.

The island came into British possession at the end of the 18th century and became an independent republic within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1978

Origin

Named by Columbus, who discovered it on a Sunday ( Latin dies dominica ‘the Lord's day’) in 1493.

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