San·to Do·min·go (s n t d -m ng g, sänt d-) Formerly (1936-1961) Ci·u·dad Tru·jil·lo (s  -däd tr -hy, sy-) The capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic, in the southeast part of the island of Hispaniola on the Caribbean Sea. Founded in 1496 by Christopher Columbus's brother Bartholomew, it is the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the Western Hemisphere. The name has also been used for a Spanish colony on Hispaniola and for the Dominican Republic. Population: 1,880,000. |
Santo Domingo [ˈsæntəʊ dəˈmɪŋgəʊ (Spanish) ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋgo]
n
1. (Placename) the capital and chief port of the Dominican Republic, on the S coast: the oldest continuous European settlement in the Americas, founded in 1496; university (1538). Pop. (capital district): 2 138 262 (1993) Former name (1936-61) Ciudad Trujillo
2. (Placename) the former name (until 1844) of the Dominican Republic
3. (Placename) another name (esp in colonial times) for Hispaniola
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| Noun | 1. |  Santo Domingo - the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic; "Santo Domingo is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the Americas with the oldest cathedral and the oldest hospital and the oldest monastery in the Western Hemisphere"Dominican Republic - a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola |
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