haitian

«haitian» in Mova's school dictionary: from or to do with Haiti, a country in the Caribbean on… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (Haitian); noun (a Haitian, Haitians)

meaning for a pupil

1) Haitian means from or to do with Haiti, a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola. tree →

2) A Haitian is a person from Haiti. tree →

3) Haitian Creole is the language most people speak in Haiti, together with French. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons about the Caribbean; in history, Haiti was the first country founded after enslaved people freed themselves; in news, earthquakes and aid; phrases: Haitian Creole, Haitian food, Haitian people.

examples

• My friend's family is Haitian. tree →
• Haitian Creole comes partly from French. tree →
• Haitian art is colourful and bright. tree →
• The Haitian Revolution ended slavery there. tree →
• Many Haitians live in Canada and the USA. tree →

note

Always a capital H. Say it «HAY-shun». Haiti shares its island with the Dominican Republic. Do not mix up with Tahitian (from Tahiti).

In the corpora

• The Haitian Revolution from 1791 overthrew slavery in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, and Haiti became independent in 1804.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «haitian» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.