DOMINICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Dominica mean? 

• DOMINICA (noun)
  The noun DOMINICA has 2 senses:

1. a country on the island of Dominica

2. a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians

  Familiarity information: DOMINICA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOMINICA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A country on the island of Dominica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Commonwealth of Dominica; Dominica

Instance hypernyms:

country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)

Meronyms (parts of "Dominica"):

Roseau (the capital and largest city of Dominica)

Holonyms ("Dominica" is a part of...):

Caribbean (region including the Caribbean Islands)

Dominica (a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians)

Holonyms ("Dominica" is a member of...):

OAS; Organization of American States (an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Meronyms (parts of "Dominica"):

Commonwealth of Dominica; Dominica (a country on the island of Dominica)

Holonyms ("Dominica" is a part of...):

Windward Islands; Windward Isles (a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles)

 Context examples 

Denotes the inhabitants of Dominica, a person from there, or their descendants elsewhere.

(Dominica Islander, NCI Thesaurus)