Dom — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique.

Noun

1. A title given to royalty and high-ranking ecclesiastics in Portugal and Brazil.

2. A title given to Roman Catholic monastic dignitaries.

Noun

1. A caste (or member of this caste) in Indian society, originally comprising drummers or travelling musicians and now generally referring to a Dalit subcaste responsible for the cremation and disposal of dead bodies.

   Examples

   Chand Ghat, where Dolly lives, is primarily a Dom neighbourhood, home to a small community of corpse-burners.

Proper noun

1. An Indo-Aryan ethnic group, living mainly in the Middle East and North Africa.

2. A Middle Eastern Gypsy.

   Usage

   • Offensive
   • sometimes