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# haitian

adjective (Haitian); noun (a Haitian, Haitians)

«haitian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Haitian means from or to do with Haiti, a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haitian/#m1)
2. A Haitian is a person from Haiti. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haitian/#m2)
3. Haitian Creole is the language most people speak in Haiti, together with French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haitian/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons about the Caribbean; in history, Haiti was the first country founded after enslaved people freed themselves; in news, earthquakes and aid; phrases: Haitian Creole, Haitian food, Haitian people.

### Examples

- My friend's family is Haitian. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haitian/#x1)
- Haitian Creole comes partly from French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haitian/#x2)
- Haitian art is colourful and bright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haitian/#x3)
- The Haitian Revolution ended slavery there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haitian/#x4)
- Many Haitians live in Canada and the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haitian/#x5)

### Note

Always a capital H. Say it «HAY-shun». Haiti shares its island with the Dominican Republic. Do not mix up with Tahitian (from Tahiti).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «haitian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haitian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«haitian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/haitian.html) on Mova free.