Haiti
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- proper noun
- /ˈheɪti/
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Haití
- You know that in the earthquake in Haiti, what was that about a year ago?
- earthquake in Haiti
- Haiti is a country
- Haiti in the Caribbean
So I'm working as we speak with choirs in Haiti, see choirs in Haiti.
- So I'm working as we speak with choirs in Haiti, see choirs in Haiti.
- You know that last year there was a terrible earthquake in Haiti.
- And I want to go back to, well, my parent country and to Haiti and then help out there.
- And your daughter that you're talking about is Chica, who you adopted from your orphanage in Haiti.
- So I was born and raised in Haiti and so I went English through books and kids television.
- I mean, this isn't the Clintons in Haiti, which was bad enough.
- Now, if you are receiving blacks in Haiti, no.
- Ethiopia, Haiti, you name it, we're paying.
- It's a global organization, very famous going into Haiti, going into Rwanda, Kenya.
- It's a custom made basically a torture rack that'll fit Haiti's Canyon, I think.
- Things are a little bit more Amsterdam, a little bit more Haiti, you know, a little bit more Kingston.
Examples
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My mother is from here and my father came from Haiti.
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And I want to go back to, well, my parent country and to Haiti and then help out there.
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So I was born and raised in Haiti and so I went English through books and kids television.
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What has happened in Haiti is happening on a global scale, including in the United States.
Academic text (1992) -
So this is a debate that should take place both in Haiti and abroad.
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There's good people in Haiti, too.
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The Republic of Haiti, as of the beginning of the twenty-first century, continues to exist.
Fiction book (2002) -
Danticat was born in Haiti in 1969 and emigrated to the United States when she was 12.
Fiction book (2000) -
I spent my childhood in Haiti, where I learned about its rich culture and history.
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After the earthquake, many charitable organizations sent aid to Haiti to help the affected communities.
Synonyms
A country in the Caribbean on the western part of the island of Hispaniola
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Haiti comes from the Taíno name Ayiti, also spelled Hayti, which means 'land of high mountains', so the country's name simply tells you it is a place of many hills and mountains.