An island republic of the West Indies. Its capital is Roseau. It was discovered in 1493 by Columbus and held at different times by the French and the British in the 18th century. A member of the West Indies Federation, it achieved internal self-government in 1967 but became independent in 1978. It was named by Columbus who discovered it on Sunday, Domingo in Spanish, from the Latin Dominica dies, the Lord's Day. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p338 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p151)

Annotation

an island in the West Indies; do not confuse with DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, also in the West Indies

ostrov v Západní Indii; nepleť s deskriptorem DOMINIKÁNSKÁ REPUBLIKA, také je v Západní Indii

DUI

D019424 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0028898

Previous indexing

West Indies (1968-1996)

History note

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