Do the people of Dominica and Dominican Republic called there selves Dominicans?

Question

If you dont know the difference between the two countries dont answer

Answer 1

They are both called Dominicans but it is pronounced differently. For people from the Dominican Republic its pronounced Do-MINI-kun (they way you us usually hear it) and for people from Dominica its pronounced more like Dom-NEE-kun with more stress on the middle syllable.

Answer 2

The Dominican Republic, pronounced, də mìnnikən ri públik is an independent country on Hispaniola Island, off the coast of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea. It was proclaimed a republic in 1844.


Dominica, pronounced, dòmme neeka, is an island country in the Windward Islands, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It became an independent member of the British Commonwealth in 1978.

I would therefore presume that the inhabitants of both countries are called Dominicans with the people of the Dominican Republic pronouncing their name doo- minikins and the inhabitants of Dominica pronouncing their name Dom ma neekans

Answer 3

Yes, natives from both countries are called Dominicans. The country of Dominica, however, is not of spanish origin, but french, and the country is pronounced Doe-mee-nee-ca, not Doe-mih-nih-ca as in the Dominican Republic. So "Dominican" is pronounced differently, depending upon which country you're talking about.
And as an aside, Dominica is absolutely beautiful, mountaineous jungle, and the people are very warm; I'd definitely reccommend a visit.

Answer 4

I think that they wouldn't call themselves dominicans so as to them not being confused with the Dominican religious order of the Roman Catholic Faith