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

Macron last year said that a joint commission of French and Haitian historians would examine this and issue recommendations.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The Haitian community, some 850,000 people in 2024, largely concentrated in Miami and New York, is also under threat.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

They traveled on Sundays to various churches, both American Christian and Haitian Christian, shifting the sound to cater to different sensibilities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Doe, a Supreme Court case challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to remove lawful temporary protected status from Syrian and Haitian immigrants.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

I think he expected me to agree wholeheartedly about the suffering of the Haitian poor and the injustices of the world, but I couldn’t always summon the same anger he felt.

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