Why Do The Dominican Republic & Dominica Have Such Similar Names?

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SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
Dominica Or Dominican Republic?: https://www.dominicacaribbean.com/dominica_or_dominican_republic/
Antilles Etymology: https://wordsgoingwild.blogspot.com/2017/11/whats-antille.html
What’s The Difference Between Dominica And The Dominican Republic?: https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-difference-between-Dominica-and-the-Dominican-Republic
The Commonwealth: http://thecommonwealth.org/about-us
Republic Definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/republic
Dominican Republic History Timeline: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19246340
Hispaniola: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/haiti/1941-07-01/hispaniola
The Dominican Order: https://aleteia.org/2018/06/06/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-dominicans/
Dominic on Etymonline: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Dominic#etymonline_v_37550
Dominica History Timeline: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19246342

PRONUNCIATION SOURCES
Dominica: https://forvo.com/search/dominica/
Antilles: https://forvo.com/word/antilles/#en
Hispaniola: https://forvo.com/search/Hispaniola/en/
Creole: https://forvo.com/search/Creole/
Santo Domingo: https://forvo.com/search/Santo%20Domingo/en/
Rijswijk: https://forvo.com/search/Rijswijk/

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