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Haitian

[hey-shuhn, -tee-uhn]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Haiti or its people.



noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Haiti.

  2. Haitian Creole.

Haitian

/ ˈheɪʃɪən, hɑːˈiːʃən /

adjective

  1. relating to or characteristic of Haiti, its inhabitants, or their language

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Haiti

  2. the creolized French spoken in Haiti

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • anti-Haitian adjective
  • pro-Haitian adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Haitian1

First recorded in 1795–1805; Haiti + -an
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Example Sentences

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Ex-soldiers from Colombia have been implicated in the assassination of the Haitian president.

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Data from the US Census Bureau suggested more than 852,000 Haitians were living in the US in February 2024, though it does not give a breakdown of when those migrants arrived.

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His campaign elevated unfounded beliefs about gang and cartel activity in the country and raised the profile of an entirely fabricated claim that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were eating local pets.

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That 2023 policy opened the door for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to apply for entry and a work authorization if they had a financial sponsor and could pass background checks.

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So, when Trump lies and says that Haitian migrants are eating cats and dogs, Trump’s base eats it up.

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