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Dominican
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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Dominican pert. to the Order of Friars Preachers (Black Friars). XVII. — medL.
Dominicānus, f.
Dominicus, L. form of the name of
Domingo de Guzman (St. Dominic),
c. 1170–1221, founder of an order of preaching friars; see
-AN.
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Dominican Republic spurns Haitian migrants: Rejection of African heritage fuels anti-Haitian views
Magazine article from: NACLA Report on the Americas; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...skin color than Dominicans. Negritud, or...associated in popular Dominican opinion with the...does it mean to be Dominican?," many Dominicans answered, "not...the antithesis of Dominican society. Dominicans living in rural...
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Dominican Property Guide Issued by Dominican Watchdog.
News Wire article from: PRWeb; 5/21/2009; 609 words
; Dominican Republic, May 21, 2009 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- Dominican Property Guide from Dominican Watchdog - 10 simple rules on how to avoid fraud and corruption in the Dominican real estate market. The Dominican Property Guide will not...
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Dominican Sisters, Friars Express Regret, Sadness Over U.S. Attack on Afghanistan
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 10/8/2001; 700+ words
; ...the provinces of Dominican friars in the United States. U.S. Dominicans are members of an...Massachusetts: Dominican Sisters of the Presentation...Michigan: Adrian Dominican Sisters; Grand Rapids Dominicans; Congregation of...
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-HAITI: DEPORTATION OF HAITIANS DENOUNCED
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 5/3/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic. He is convinced that the Dominican government must apply Article...categorized as Haitian-Dominicans by providing official documentation...recognizing their status as Dominican citizens. In the 1940s...
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Dominican Migration: Transnational Perspectives
Magazine article from: Journal of Third World Studies; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...differences between the Dominican community of South...Although many Dominicans migrated directly from the Dominican Republic to Florida...second-generation Dominicans in New York City...second-generation Dominican women attain higher...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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DOMINICAN AT HEART
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 9/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...election in the Dominican Republic with interest. Dominicans all over Passaic...distinct Paterson-Dominican identity in...compatriots and to put Dominicans on the state...follow the annual Dominican Parade next Sunday. Dominicans are the fastest...
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DOMINICAN CANDIDATES STUMP FOR VOTES DOMINICAN POLITICS REACHES CITY
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/29/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...they were in the Dominican Republic itself...estimated 912,501 Dominicans in the United...connection is between Dominican-Americans and native Dominicans. "The majority...thousands of Dominicans" fly to the Dominican Republic to vote...
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Ohio Dominican officially becomes a university
Newspaper article from: Call & Post; 7/17/2002; 700+ words
; After 91 years as a college, Ohio Dominican has officially became Ohio Dominican University with a rally and an unveiling of the...of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus and an Ohio Dominican trustee; and Sister Anne Kilbride Prioress of...
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 "Elm Leaves (Elmwood Park, IL)")
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Dominican University news
Newspaper article from: Elm Leaves (Elmwood Park, IL); 5/7/2009; 700+ words
; Fashion design students from Dominican University in River Forest will...Emily Marxer, a 2008 graduate of Dominican University, captured first prize...the Exemplary Service Award from Dominican University, 7900 W. Division St...
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: STATE SNUBS CHILDREN OF HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 8/29/2007; 700+ words
; ...Haitian immigrants and Dominicans of Haitian descent...Amnesty International, "Dominican Republic: A Life in...Haitian Migrants and Dominicans of Haitian Descent...migrant workers in the Dominican Republic." One of...of darker-skinned Dominicans, who sometimes get...
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Dominicans
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...Identification. "Dominicans" is the term used...the people of the Dominican Republic. The native...of Spanish in the Dominican Republic, Dominicans pride themselves...of their Spanish. Dominican Spanish is considered...
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Dominican Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
...remittances sent home by Dominicans abroad, and the sugar industry. Dominicans speak Spanish...English. The Dominican Republic has traditionally...States from the Dominican Republic rose...The number of Dominicans legally entering...
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Dominican Republic, Relations with
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...the acquiescence of the Dominican government, it was reannexing...both the Spanish and Dominican governments had badly miscalculated. The Dominicans quickly found that Spanish...fledged revolution. The Dominican Republic became a graveyard...
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Dominican Republic
Encyclopedia entry from: World Press Encyclopedia
...remittances from Dominicans living abroad...1990s, the Dominican Republic...6 million Dominicans live in poverty. The Dominican poor share...large number of Dominicans living in the...within the Dominican Republic...
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Dominican Republic, U.S. Military Involvement in the
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...S.‐created Dominican military, the National Guard...the formation of internal Dominican forces of resistance, the...Trujillo was assassinated by Dominicans aided by the Central Intelligence...exaggerate the possibility of the Dominican Republic becoming a “...
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