Haiti

H4A1I1T1I1
UK, US/ˈheɪ.ti/

proper noun

A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative dated Haïti · alternative obsolete Hayti

  1. A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti.

    Both groups have recently started testing their first prototypes. Matternet ran a series of successful field tests of its prototype UAVs in the Dominican Republic and Haiti in September, and met local groups to sell the idea.

    2012 December 1, “An internet of airborne things”, in The Economist, volume 405, number 8813, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2023, page 3 (Technology Quarterly)
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    The first exhibition of 320 Vodou objects from Haiti opens in Taiwan and will run through June 16 at the Museum of World Religions in Yonghe, New Taipei City. Vodou is a religion, made up of influences from many other religions. Prof.Rachel Beauvoir Dominique, a Vodou priestess and a professor of anthropology at the University of Haiti, said Vodou is a way of life and an important part in the day-to-day lives of many Haitians.

    2015 April 12, Carlson Wong, “Haitian Vodou exhibition opens in Taiwan”, in Radio Taiwan International, archived from the original on 14 May 2023
  2. obsoleteSynonym of Hispaniola.

    Synonyms: Hispaniola

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Hispaniola.

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Origin

  1. Taínohayiti“land of lofty barrows or mountains”
  2. EnglishHaiti

From Taíno hayiti (“land of lofty barrows or mountains”), which was the native name given to the whole island of Hispaniola.

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Translations

Afrikaans Haïti
  • Haïtia country in the Caribbean
Arabic هَايِتِي, هَايْتِي
  • هَايِتِي (hāyitī)a country in the Caribbean
  • هَايْتِي (hāytī)a country in the Caribbean
Bengali হাইতি
  • হাইতি (haiti)a country in the Caribbean
Bulgarian Хаи́ти
  • Хаи́ти (Haíti)a country in the Caribbean
Catalan Haití
  • Haitía country in the Caribbean
Chinese Mandarin 海地
  • 海地 (Hǎidì)a country in the Caribbean
Czech Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Danish Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Dutch Haïti
  • Haïtia country in the Caribbean
Esperanto Haitio
  • Haitioa country in the Caribbean
Estonian Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Finnish Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
French Haïti
  • Haïtia country in the Caribbean
German Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Greek Αϊτή
  • Αϊτή (Aïtí)a country in the Caribbean
Hebrew האיטי
  • האיטי (ha'iti)a country in the Caribbean
Hindi हैती, हाइती
  • हैती (haitī)a country in the Caribbean
  • हाइती (hāitī)a country in the Caribbean
Hungarian Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Icelandic Haítí
  • Haítía country in the Caribbean
Indonesian Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Irish Háítí
  • Háítía country in the Caribbean
Italian Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Japanese ハイチ
  • ハイチ (Haichi)a country in the Caribbean
Korean 아이티, 아이띠
  • 아이티 (Aiti)a country in the Caribbean
  • 아이띠 (Aitti)a country in the Caribbean
Latvian Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Lithuanian Haitis
  • Haitisa country in the Caribbean
Malay Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Norwegian Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Persian هائیتی
  • هائیتی (hâ'iti)a country in the Caribbean
Polish Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Portuguese Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Romanian Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Russian Гаи́ти
  • Гаи́ти (Gaíti)a country in the Caribbean
Slovak Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Spanish Haití
  • Haitía country in the Caribbean
Swahili Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Swedish Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Tamil ஹெய்ட்டி, எயிட்டி
  • ஹெய்ட்டி (heyṭṭi)a country in the Caribbean
  • எயிட்டி (eyiṭṭi)a country in the Caribbean
  • ஹெய்தி (heyti)a country in the Caribbean
Thai เฮติ
  • เฮติ (hee-dtì)a country in the Caribbean
Turkish Haiti
  • Haitia country in the Caribbean
Ukrainian Гаї́ті
  • Гаї́ті (Hajíti)a country in the Caribbean
Urdu ہیٹی
  • ہیٹی (hēṭī)a country in the Caribbean
Vietnamese Ha-i-ti
  • Ha-i-tia country in the Caribbean
Yiddish האַיטי
  • האַיטי (hayti)a country in the Caribbean

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Cite this entry
APA

Haiti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haiti

MLA

“Haiti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haiti. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haiti,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haiti.

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