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Haitian Creole

noun

: a French-based creole spoken by Haitians

Examples of Haitian Creole in a Sentence

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The two men created operational and logistical plans and learned to speak the Haitian Creole language, court documents allege, as well as recruited others to join their invasion and enrolled in schools to learn the skills needed for their invasion plan. S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025 The organization published know-your-rights guides in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025 Forty-four Spanish-speaking and eight Haitian Creole families responded to the survey, representing the two languages other than English most spoken in the IPS district. Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025 The county launched a program last year to translate and distribute emergency communications in Spanish, Haitian Creole and other languages. Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Haitian Creole

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Haitian Creole was circa 1938

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“Haitian Creole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Haitian%20Creole. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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