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  2. Flag of Dominica - Wikipedia

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    The flag of Dominica, along with other national symbols, was the focus of a government-sponsored "Emblems Week" in 2016. An initiative of the independence committee, Emblems Week is aimed at reflecting on the meaning of the national emblems, and promoting their use among members of the general public and particularly among the country's schools.

  3. History of Dominica - Wikipedia

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    The first written records in the history of Dominica began in November 1493, when Christopher Columbus spotted the island. Prior to European contact, Dominica was inhabited by the Arawak. Dominica was a French colony from 1715 until the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, and then became a British colony from 1763 to 1978. It became an ...

  4. Dominica - Wikipedia

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    It is the island's national bird and is featured on the national flag, making Dominica one of only two sovereign nations whose official flag features the color purple. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The country is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations , the United Nations , the Organization of American States , the Organisation internationale de la ...

  5. Category:National symbols of Dominica - Wikipedia

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  6. List of Dominican Republic flags - Wikipedia

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    Early flag of the Trinitaria, version 2: 1838–1844: Early flag of the Trinitaria, version 3: 1844–1849: Flag of the Dominican War of Independence: It was developed from the flag of Haiti and was added a white symmetric cross. 1849–1861: Flag of the First Dominican Republic: A crossed two-colored flag with the country's coat of arms in the ...

  7. Outline of Dominica - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Dominica: Dominica – sovereign island nation located in the Caribbean Sea. [1] In Latin, its name means "Sunday", which was the day on which it was discovered by Christopher Columbus. Dominica's pre-Columbian name was Wai'tu kubuli, which means "Tall is her body". [2]

  8. Buzz Aldrin reveals the true story behind the most iconic ...

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    (By the way, don't Google "Apollo 11 images" unless you're prepared to sort through pages of fake moon landing conspiracy websites.) The most famous one is this iconic picture of Aldrin below.

  9. File:Flag of Dominica (1978–1981).svg - Wikipedia

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    The following 31 pages use this file: Changes in British sovereignty; Enlargement of the United Nations; Flag of Dominica; Flags of North America; List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government