Dominican Republic, the
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishDominican Republic, thethe Dominican RepublicDo‧min‧i‧can Re‧pub‧lic, the /dəˌmɪnɪkən rɪˈpʌblɪk/ a country in the Caribbean Sea on the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti. Population: 10,219,630 (2014). Capital: Santo Domingo.