Haitian

American  

[hey-shuhn, -tee-uhn] / ˈheɪ ʃən, -ti ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Haiti or its people.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Haiti.

2. Haitian Creole.

Haitian British  

/ ˈheɪʃɪən, hɑːˈiːʃən /

adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of Haiti, its inhabitants, or their language

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noun

1. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Haiti

2. the creolized French spoken in Haiti

Other Word Forms

• anti-Haitian adjective
• pro-Haitian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Haitian

First recorded in 1795–1805; Haiti + -an

Example Sentences

The site has since become a symbol of Haitian independence.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

A first-generation college student of Haitian and Dominican descent, she took out loans for her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, but it was her pursuit of a doctorate that really shot up her balance.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

More than 300,000 Haitian immigrants and about 6,000 Syrian immigrants currently have TPS protections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Eno Mondesir, a Massachusetts public health official who is also a pastor, has been advising Haitian nationals with kids to line up friends in case they are detained.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

The view reminded me of the Haitian proverb “Beyond mountains there are mountains,” which meant that when you’d solved one problem, you couldn’t rest because you had to go on and solve the next.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French