Haitian

noun

Hai·​tian ˈhā-shən How to pronounce Haitian (audio)
 also  ˈhā-tē-ən
1
: a native or inhabitant of Haiti
2
Haitian adjective

Examples of Haitian in a Sentence

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Gang violence has prevented many Haitians from risking a visit to the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince. Gisela Solomon, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025 Since April 2024, the Dominican Republic has had its airspace closed to Haiti, and since January has deported more than 139,000 Haitians back to their country. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025 To accuse [Haitians] in some way of being violent people is completely unrealistic, and also so, so terribly unfair for a country that is going through the crisis that Haiti is living right now. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 Many of those affected have only recently come to the United States, enrolled their children in schools and started jobs, said Leonce Jean-Baptiste, the executive director of the Haitian Association of Indiana. Mark Bonamo, New York Times, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for Haitian

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Haitian was in 1805

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“Haitian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Haitian. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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