Meanings
nounHaitian (plural Haitians)
plural Haitians
- A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.
The goal was to make Haitians dependent on France, from their economy to their culture to the very words they spoke.
2022 October 14, Michel DeGraff, “As a Child in Haiti, I Was Taught to Despise My Language and Myself”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2023
proper noun
- Haitian Creole, one of the official languages of Haiti.
adjectiveHaitian (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Haiti, its inhabitants, or their language.
That would have given Haitian students a chance to function in both languages while prizing their national identity.
2022 October 14, Michel DeGraff, “As a Child in Haiti, I Was Taught to Despise My Language and Myself”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2023
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Catalan haitià, haitiana
- haitiàperson from Haiti
- haitianaperson from Haiti
- haitiàpertaining to the country, people, or language
Chinese Mandarin 海地人
- 海地人 (Hǎidìrén)person from Haiti
Czech Haiťan, haitský
- Haiťanperson from Haiti
- haitskýpertaining to the country, people, or language
Danish haitianer, haitiansk
- haitianerperson from Haiti
- haitianskpertaining to the country, people, or language
- haitiskpertaining to the country, people, or language
Dutch Haïtiaan, Haïtiaanse
- Haïtiaanperson from Haiti
- Haïtiaanseperson from Haiti
- Haïtiaanspertaining to the country, people, or language
Esperanto haitiano, haitianino
- haitianoperson from Haiti
- haitianinoperson from Haiti
Finnish haitilainen, haitilainen
- haitilainenperson from Haiti
- haitilainenpertaining to the country, people, or language
French Haïtien, Haïtienne
- Haïtienperson from Haiti
- Haïtienneperson from Haiti
- haïtienpertaining to the country, people, or language
German Haitianer, Haitianerin
- Haitianerperson from Haiti
- Haitianerinperson from Haiti
- haitianischpertaining to the country, people, or language
Greek Αϊτινός, Αϊτινή
- Αϊτινός (Aïtinós)person from Haiti
- Αϊτινή (Aïtiní)person from Haiti
Italian haitiano, haitiana
- haitianoperson from Haiti
- haitianaperson from Haiti
- haitianopertaining to the country, people, or language
Japanese ハイチ人
- ハイチ人 (Haichi-jin)person from Haiti
Korean 아이티인, 아이티 사람
- 아이티인 (aitiin)person from Haiti
- 아이티 사람 (aiti saram)person from Haiti
Norwegian Bokmål haitier, haitianer
- haitierperson from Haiti
- haitianerperson from Haiti
- haitiskpertaining to the country, people, or language
Polish Haitańczyk, Haitanka
- Haitańczykperson from Haiti
- Haitankaperson from Haiti
- haitańskipertaining to the country, people, or language
Portuguese haitiano, haitiano
- haitianoperson from Haiti
- haitianopertaining to the country, people, or language
Romanian haitian, haitiană
- haitianperson from Haiti
- haitianăperson from Haiti
- haitianpertaining to the country, people, or language
Russian гаитя́нин, гаитя́нка
- гаитя́нин (gaitjánin)person from Haiti
- гаитя́нка (gaitjánka)person from Haiti
- гаитя́нский (gaitjánskij)pertaining to the country, people, or language
Spanish haitiano, haitiana
- haitianoperson from Haiti
- haitianaperson from Haiti
- haitianopertaining to the country, people, or language
Swahili Mhaiti, Kihaiti
- Mhaitiperson from Haiti
- Kihaitipertaining to the country, people, or language
Swedish haitier
- haitierperson from Haiti
Turkish Haitili
- Haitiliperson from Haiti
Ukrainian гаїтянин, гаїтянка
- гаїтянин (hajitjanyn)person from Haiti
- гаїтянка (hajitjanka)person from Haiti
- гаїтя́нський (hajitjánsʹkyj)pertaining to the country, people, or language
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Haitian
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APA
Haitian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haitian
MLA
“Haitian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haitian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haitian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haitian.
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