Haitian
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- noun
- /ˈheɪʃən/
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haitiano
- Many Haitians have moved abroad in search of better opportunities.
- Haitians in Guadeloupe
- Haitians live in
- many Haitians
On paper, this gave Haitians the choice of providing unpaid labor or paying a special tax.
- On paper, this gave Haitians the choice of providing unpaid labor or paying a special tax.
- All my friends, Latinos, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Venezuelans, Haitians, Jamaicans, Jews, Catholics, Christians, whites, melting pot.
- How does the Haitian call himself no.
Examples
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If you talk to Haitians in New York, a lot of them demonstrate outside the Clinton Foundation, saying, "Where did the money go?" -
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Depending on their economic circumstances, Haitians do not necessarily fear returning to their homeland.
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Anyway, the Haitians had a different opinion of this.
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...which Haitians actually eat for breakfast.
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- You really believe this? - The Haitians surely do.
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It's not unusual for Haitians to see their loved ones shortly after they die.
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Of course, there were Haitians as well as Americans at some of those bars.
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On paper, this gave Haitians the choice of providing unpaid labor or paying a special tax.
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What we know is that the Haitians who are in Springfield are legal.
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During the Haitian Revolution, several hundred Haitians, including colonists and slaves, fled northward to New Orleans.
Academic text (1996)
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Haitian as a noun comes from the country's name Haiti, taken from the Taíno word Ayiti meaning 'land of high mountains'. So, a Haitian is a person who comes from that island.