Haitian

[ hey-shuhn, -tee-uhn ]

/ ˈheɪ ʃən, -ti ən /

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adjective

of or relating to Haiti or its people.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Haiti.

Haitian Creole.

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Origin of Haitian

First recorded in 1795–1805; Haiti + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Haitian

an·ti-Hai·tian, adjective, nounpro-Hai·tian, adjective, noun

Words nearby Haitian

hairy-tailed mole, hairy vetch, hairy willowherb, hairy woodpecker, Haiti, Haitian, Haitian Creole, Haitink, haji, Haji-Ioannou, hajj

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How to use Haitian in a sentence

Some groups, like Haitian asylum-seekers, weren’t enrolled in the initial Remain in Mexico program and feel left out of the new process to end it.
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She didn’t want to eat her aunt’s home-cooked Haitian dishes.
Author’s immigrant story inspires debut novel for kids|Mary Quattlebaum|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
The brand was founded by designer Kerby Jean-Raymond, the son of Haitian immigrants, who turned his studio into a donation center for personal protective equipment during the pandemic.
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I don’t know if you saw the woman who got elected to congress out in Utah, her family, Mia Love, was Haitian.
Jason Derulo on How TikTok Revived His Career|Joshua Eferighe|January 19, 2021|Ozy

As a Haitian-American, I took particular interest in the Haitian Voodoo Boys, one of the game’s many ethnically divided paint-by-numbers gangs.
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It was one of five separate Masses, including in Spanish, English, Haitian-Creole, and Italian.
Mother Cabrini, Saint of the Green Card|Michael Luongo|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jovan Rameau, a Haitian immigrant, graduated from the Institute of Advanced Theater Training at Harvard.
Moonwalking With the Many Michael Jacksons|Justin Jones|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the short term, however, the Haitian Revolution actually slowed the official antislavery campaign.
How Blacks Freed Themselves from Slavery|Eric Herschthal|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
U.S. and Canadian peacekeepers were deploying to train Haitian security forces for the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
Black Hawk Down’s Long Shadow|Daniel Klaidman|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A child disappears from a Haitian village, showcasing how the island connects with grief in startling ways.
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He poured some Haitian rum into a glass, drenched it with soda from the pink-and-green night table.
The Five Arrows|Allan Chase
The extent of the influence of environment is shown in the career of the Dumas family, which is of Haitian-negro origin.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
The Haitian incursion in 1995 used similar principles of intimidation to eliminate any real fighting.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman
I was quite certain that it had something to do with his Haitian assignment.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The Haitian matter, about which we told you last week, promises to arrive at a peaceful settlement.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 58, December 16, 1897|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Haitian

Haitian

/ (ˈheɪʃɪən, hɑːˈiːʃən) /

adjective

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

noun

a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Haiti

the creolized French spoken in Haiti

Former spelling: Haytian

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