Gonaïves

American  

[gaw-na-eev] / gɔ naˈiv /

noun

1. Gulf of, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, between the two peninsulas of W Haiti.

2. a seaport in W Haiti.

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Gonaïves British  

/ ɡɔnaiv /

noun

1. a port in W Haiti, on the Gulf of Gonaïves; scene of the proclamation of Haiti's independence (1804). Pop: 104 825 (2003)

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Example Sentences

Protests spread across this Caribbean nation, from the beleaguered capital to the ordinarily tranquil cities of Gonaïves in the north and Jérémie in the southwest.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2022

The incident happened as Mr Henry took part in the ceremony at a church in the northern city of Gonaïves.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2022

The streets of Gonaïves were largely empty and so was its cathedral, Saint-Charles-de-Boromé, for the traditional independence day celebrations.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2022

When Duvalier is buried, there will be many conversations in the streets and homes of Port-au-Prince, Jacmel, and Gonaïves, but also in those of Brooklyn, Miami, Montreal, Cayenne, the Bahamas, Guadeloupe, and Paris.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 6, 2014

Cocherel, a planter of Gonaïves, had a slave who played upon the violin.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various