Dominicans

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Dominicans are the people of the Dominican Republic, a Caribbean nation whose population reflects a rich blend of African, European, and Indigenous Taíno heritage.

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Label Occurrences
Dominicans canonical 2

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
nationality
capitalCity Santo Domingo
colonialHistory Spanish Empire
commonLanguage Dominican
surface form: Dominican Spanish
continent North America
countryOfCitizenship Dominican Republic
cuisine la bandera dominicana
mangú
sancocho
tostones
culturalHeritage Afro-Caribbean traditions
Hispanic traditions
Indigenous Taíno traditions
danceTradition bachata
merengue
demonymFor Dominican Republic
diasporaCommunityIn Puerto Rico
Spain
United States of America
surface form: United States

Venezuela
ethnicCompositionIncludes African descent
European descent
Taíno descent
historicalInfluence African diaspora
Spanish colonization
Taíno
surface form: Taíno culture
independenceDate 1844-02-27
independenceFrom Haiti
language Spanish
locatedIn Caribbean
majorDiasporaCity Madrid
New York City
San Juan
majorityReligion Roman Catholicism
musicTradition bachata
dembo
merengue
nationalHoliday Dominican Independence Day
Restoration Day
officialLanguage Spanish
popularSport basketball
boxing
primarySport baseball
regionalIdentity Caribbean people
Latin American people
religion Afro-Caribbean folk religions
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism

Roman Catholicism
usesCurrency Dominican peso
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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