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Do·min·i·can [ də mínnikən ]


noun  (plural Do·min·i·cans)
Definition:
 
member of religious order: a member of the order of friars founded by St. Dominic in 1215.



adjective 
Definition:
 
of St. Dominic or his order: relating or belonging to St. Dominic or his order of friars.

[Late 16th century. < medieval Latin Dominicanus, after St. Dominic]
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