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Haitian

[ hey-shuh n, -tee-uh n ]

/ ˈheɪ ʃən, -ti ən /

adjective

of or relating to Haiti or its people.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Haiti.

Haitian Creole.

Origin of Haitian

First recorded in 1795–1805; Haiti + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Haitian

pro-Hai·tian, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for haitian

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.

This Week’s Hot Reads: August 19, 2013 |Jen Vafidis |August 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Haitian neighbors helping one another carried out the vast majority of rescues, ad hoc.

What Haiti Can Teach Us About the Storm |Jonathan M. Katz |October 30, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The United States had an opportunity to gain the confidence of the Haitian people.

Self-Determining Haiti |James Weldon Johnson
But some Haitian rum can be easily obtained which is excellent and of just about as good quality as Jamaica rum.

Haiti |J. Dryden Kuser
The Haitian constitution still offered some embarrassments, so it was decided that Haiti must have a new constitution.

Self-Determining Haiti |James Weldon Johnson
The motor boat awaiting him in the Haitian jungle showed an uncanny knowledge of that locality.

Plotting in Pirate Seas |Francis Rolt-Wheeler
And I am employing a group of Haitian engineers and geologists—engineers, not geologists, because they don't have geologists.

Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

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