Republic of Haiti
- proper noun
- /rɪˈpʌblɪk əv ˈheɪti/
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República de Haití
- The Republic of Haiti declared its independence from France in 1804.
Examples
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The Republic of Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.
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Many humanitarian organizations operate in the Republic of Haiti to provide aid after natural disasters.
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The Republic of Haiti is beautiful.
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Did you visit the Republic of Haiti?
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Many humanitarian organizations operate in the Republic of Haiti to provide aid after natural disasters.
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The Republic of Haiti declared its independence from France in 1804.
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The Republic of Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.
Synonyms
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A country in the Caribbean on the western part of the island of Hispaniola
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: a learner who knows 'republic' (a state governed by representatives) and 'Haiti' (the place) will readily infer it denotes the country/state called Haiti. The preposition 'of' is a simple linking word and the 'Republic of X' naming pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner would understand it from its parts.
Etymology
Republic of Haiti comes from Haiti, which itself comes from the island's native word 'Ayiti' meaning 'land of high mountains'. The word Republic shows the country chose 'self-rule' after people who were slaves fought for freedom and won in 1804, so today Republic of Haiti means the independent country on the western part of the island.