Haiti
pronunciation
How to pronounce Haiti in British English:
UK ['heɪtɪ]
How to pronounce Haiti in American English:
US ['heɪtɪ]
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- 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
- an island in the West Indies
Word Origin
- Haiti
- from Arawak haiti "land of mountains," and probably originally the name of the whole island. Related: Haitian.
Example
- 1. The un has dispatched 50 civilian officials to haiti .
- 2. Haiti is unusually ill-equipped to cope .
- 3. Haiti faces no external military threat .
- 4. Haiti and tanzania have new laws in preparation .
- 5. Where did haiti 's cholera come from ?