Haitian
adjective
of or relating to Haiti or its people.
Haitians
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pluralof Haitian.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Journal reported this week that 93,000 Haitians on temporary protected status, or TPS, had been working in Florida, including thousands of cooks and nursing assistants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
This week, millions of Haitians lost their temporary protected status, which shielded certain people from deportation on the grounds that they’d be sent back to horrible situations.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
The president of the New York Nurses Association Nancy Hagans told AFP that thousands of her members would be unable to work following the end of TPS for Haitians from the end of Monday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
While Thursday’s decision dealt with Haitians and Syrians, its rationale could affect up to 1.3 million noncitizens who are protected by Temporary Protected Status.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
In 1994, 25 percent of all Haitians who lived there died before they reached the age of forty.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
