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

Recent Examples on the Web The passengers were initially rescued by another boat that had departed from Port-de-Paix in the northwest before Haitian Coast Guard was notified and completed the rescue, Haitian authorities said. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 July 2024 Several hundred Kenyan police officers have deployed to this Caribbean nation, the first members of a U.N.-backed security mission to beat back the heavily armed paramilitaries that control 80 percent of the capital, allow new elections and give Haitians like François a chance to breathe. Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 11 July 2024 Last week, the National Haitian Police Union said two divisional police inspectors and a civilian were killed in southwest Port-au-Prince by armed bandits who later took away the police officers’ bodies. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024 Named for Haitian Revolution leader Toussaint Louverture, the company was founded in 2005. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for Haitian 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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