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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
Dominica
 
SYLLABICATION:Dom·i·ni·ca
PRONUNCIATION:  dm-nk, d-mn-k
An island country of the eastern Caribbean between Guadeloupe and Martinique. Originally inhabited by Caribs, the island was visited by Christopher Columbus in 1493 and became a British colony in the early 1800s, gaining its independence in 1978. Roseau is the capital. Population: 71,000.
OTHER FORMS:Domi·nican —ADJECTIVE & NOUN
 
 
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