White Dominican (Dominica)
White Dominicans or European Dominicans, are Dominicans whose ancestry lies within the continent of Europe.
Total population | |
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586 0.8% of the Dominican population (2013)[1] | |
Languages | |
English, Antillean Creole French | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Roman Catholicism, minority Protestantism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other White Caribbeans |
As of 2013, people of solely European descent are a small minority in the Commonwealth of Dominica, comprising only 0.8% of the population.[1]
Notable people
- Henry Alfred Alford Nicholls (1851–1926), physician
- Jean Rhys (1890–1970), novelist
- Elma Napier (1892–1973), writer and politician
- Phyllis Shand Allfrey (1908–1986), writer and social activist
- Gary di Silvestri (born 1967), cross-country skier
- Angelica di Silvestri (born 1965), cross-country skier
- Steve Agar (born 1968), track and field athlete
See also
References and footnotes
- "CIA - The World Factbook -- Dominica". CIA. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
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