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The word Dominica is the Latin word for Sunday, that being the 1st or 7th day of the week. It is the Latin equivalent of the English Sunday as the words do not share the same etymology, and is the root of modern day Romance language's (Romanic/Latin/Neo-latin languages) word for Sunday. Examples from the six most spoken Romance languages today would be; Domenica - Italian, Domingo - Spanish & Portuguese, Dimanche - French, Duminică - Romanian & Diumenge - Catalan.Dominica (the Commonwealth of Dominica)is the name of an island state in the Caribbean. It was sighted and named by Christopher Columbus on 3 November 1493. Named after the day on which it was sighted that being a Sunday. Columbus was born in the Republic of Genoa, and would have therefore spoken Latin, Ligurian (this being his native language) and possibly Italian, but never wrote in his native language but rather in Latin. This would explain why he chose to use the latin version, Dominica, and not the Italian "Domenica" or the Spanish "Domingo" (the language of his financial backers - the Spanish monarchy).
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Which country's name means Sunday?
Dominica
What does the name dominica mean?
The name "Dominica" means big fat hairy stinky dumb person with a bad case of mental retardation.
What was dominica called before?
Before it was named Dominica, the island was referred to by the indigenous Kalinago people as "Waitukubuli," which means "tall is her body." The name Dominica was given by Christopher Columbus when he sighted the island on a Sunday (Dominica in Latin) in November 1493. The island has retained this name since its European discovery.
What does Estoy en el Republica Dominica mean?
It means: I'm in the Dominican republic
What does dominicia mean?
Dominicia would be a variant of "Dominizia" which is a form of the name Dominica, which means "lord."
What is Dominica highest mountain in Dominica?
nr.portsmouth
Does it snow in Dominica?
no it does not snow in Dominica I live in Dominica so its easy to tell. the reason why it don t snow is because Dominica is in the equater and it is too hot
What is dominica's Capitals?
The capital city of Dominica is Roseau
What is dominica's airport name?
what is the name of dominica airport
What are some dominica holidays?
Dominica attractions. link.
What does dominica exports?
Dominica mainly export soap
What is the meaning of anno Dominica?
there must be a problem with "dominica" because that word does not exist in either latin or Italian (the two languages to which anno atributes to usage) did u mean anno domini? if so it means "year of the lord"
