Haitian
Americanadjective
noun
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a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Haiti
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the creolized French spoken in Haiti
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He became a self-proclaimed "bookworm", reading Albert Camus, Toni Morrison, and Romain Gary, as well as fellow Haitian writers such as Jacques Roumain and James Noel.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Before one of those votes, a Haitian woman approached me and explained what the school meant to her family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The effect on Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian community has been devastating.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
The organisation let go of 19 Haitian staff this year and 22 last year, amidst other immigration crackdowns, he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
During the Mass, Ma tightened a leather belt around her belly, the way some old Haitian women tightened rags around their middles when grieving.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
Since their status ended in July, many Haitians have been outfitted with ankle monitors and some have already been sent back to the politically unstable country plagued by gang violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
But Michael lost that lifeline weeks ago, when his employer had to lay Jean off along with 18 other Haitians.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Many Haitians work in these parts of the economy, which have also been responsible for adding most of the new jobs in the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
In Florida, Haitians make up 28% of the state’s immigrant direct-care workforce, the largest group by country of origin, according to PHI, a policy research and advocacy group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
While forty thousand people have been vaccinated since the epidemic began, the ultimate goal is to inoculate a hundred thousand Haitians.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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