Haitian
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈheɪ.ʃən/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English Haiti Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Haitian From Haiti + -an.
- Of, from, or pertaining to Haiti, its inhabitants, or their language.
“That would have given Haitian students a chance to function in both languages while prizing their national identity.”
name
Etymology: Etymology tree English Haiti Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Haitian From Haiti + -an.
- Haitian Creole, one of the official languages of Haiti.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English Haiti Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Haitian From Haiti + -an.
- A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.
“The goal was to make Haitians dependent on France, from their economy to their culture to the very words they spoke.”