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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James Noel, a Haitian poet and novelist who has known Orelien for 20 years, said he spoke with him at the height of the controversy and found him "devastated".
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Those schools need not be identical: One might emphasize science, another the arts, classical education, technical training or Haitian Creole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Previous Haitian investigations into the assassination have stalled due to widespread gang control and lawlessness in the country.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The effect on Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian community has been devastating.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Giving people medicine for TB and not giving them food is like washing your hands and drying them in the dirt,” went one Haitian saying.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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
A Pew Research survey in June 2025, external, before the TPS provision was withdrawn from Haitians, suggested 39% of Americans supported the ending of TPS but 59% disapproved.
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, many Haitians live with uncertainty over what comes next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Army and come home to make a modest living and in the process try to help his fellow Haitians.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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