Haiti

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti.

    "Both groups have recently started testing their first prototypes. Matternet ran a series of successful field tests of its prototype UAVs in the Dominican Republic and Haiti in September, and met local groups to sell the idea."

  2. 2
    Synonym of Hispaniola. obsolete

Synonyms

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hispaniolahispaniolarepublic of haiti

Example

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"The earthquake in Haiti was a disaster."

Etymology

From Taíno hayiti (“land of lofty barrows or mountains”), which was the native name given to the whole island of Hispaniola.

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republic of haiti

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