Definitions for haitiˈheɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Hai•tiˈheɪ ti(n.)
a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 6,884,264; 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km).
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Cap.: Port-au-Prince.
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: a former name of Hispaniola
Hai•tianˈheɪ ʃən, -ti ən(adj.; n.)
Princeton's WordNet
Haiti, Republic of Haiti(noun)
a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
Hispaniola, Haiti, Hayti(noun)
an island in the West Indies
Wiktionary
Haiti(ProperNoun)
A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti. Capital: Port-au-Prince.
Origin: From hayiti.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Haiti
A republic in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is Port-au-Prince. With the Dominican Republic it forms the island of Hispaniola - Haiti occupying the western third and the Dominican Republic, the eastern two thirds. Haiti belonged to France from 1697 until its rule was challenged by slave insurrections from 1791. It became a republic in 1820. It was virtually an American protectorate from 1915 to 1934. It adopted its present constitution in 1964 and amended it in 1971. The name may represent either of two Caribbean words, haiti, mountain land, or jhaiti, nest. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p481 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p225)
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