Definitions tagged los-paises in the street dictionary.
The place an average Dominican refers to when someone they know leaves for the United States (due to the massive Dominican diaspora in New York City, the name often stands in for the entire U.S. regardless of the actual location).
1: Bro, I was in Minnesota. 2: What? Where the hell is that, man? 1: That is near Nueva Yol. 2: Ah, well speak my language then.
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Literally out there, it refers to any country outside the Dominican Republic. It is specifically used to describe wealthy, developed nations like the United States or European countries (usually implying places where people emigrate to find better economic opportunities).
Pedro: Jose's daughter went abroad. Maria: Really? Then she is definitely coming back well-off from Alla Afuera.
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A term used by Dominicans to refer to the United States (the name is a phonetic spelling of New York, which historically served as the primary destination for Dominican immigrants and became a stand-in for the whole country).
A: Juancito was in Nueva Yol. B: But, wasn't he in Miami? A: It's all the same thing.
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A person who lives in New York state (in the Dominican Republic, this is a common label for Dominicans who have migrated to the U.S.).
That guy has been in New York for about 20 months, he is already a Neoyorquino.
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One of the most important states in the U.S., often called the capital of the world because of the World Trade Center and the Stock Exchange. It is one of the most diverse places on earth, home to people from every corner of the globe. (Due to the massive population of Caribbean immigrants, New York City is often joked about as being a home away from home for Dominicans and Puerto Ricans).
- Dude, did you know there are more than a million Dominicans in New York!? - Man, they practically own the place by now!
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A person of Dominican descent living in or returning from the United States, especially New York City (the term is a portmanteau of Dominican and New Yorker).
Check out dominicanyol, I am not going to define this thing twice.
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A Dominican person who lives in the United States, typically in New York. The term is often applied to any Dominican living in the U.S. because of a common assumption that New York is the only place they reside in North America. (New York City has the largest Dominican population in the U.S., making it the primary point of reference for the diaspora).
Bro, did you see the Dominicanyol who arrived recently? The guy is doing well for himself.
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