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

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 project will consist of seven albums, released over seven months, each devoted to a genre — hip-hop, reggae, jazz, country, Haitian kompa, R&B — and each traceable to a pivotal moment in his career.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

As his group departed, I noticed that he spoke fluent Creole, the local language, with his Haitian friends.

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