Dictionary

Haitian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈheɪ.ʃən/ (UK, US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Haiti Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Haitian From Haiti + -an.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, 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:

Deriveds

Haitianness · Haitianization

Translations (22)

ast haitianu (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · sw Kihaiti (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · da haitisk (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · ca haitià (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · pt haitiano (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · nb haitisk (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · gl haitiano (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · es haitiano (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · ht ayisyen (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · it haitiano (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · nn haitisk (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · da haitiansk (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · fr haïtien (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · nl Haïtiaans (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · ro haitian (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · de haitianisch (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · uk гаїтя́нський (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · sl haitijski (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · pl haitański (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · fi haitilainen (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · cs haitský (pertaining to the country, people, or language) · ru гаитя́нский (pertaining to the country, people, or language)

Haitian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈheɪ.ʃən/ (UK, US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Haiti Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Haitian From Haiti + -an.

Meanings

1. 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:

Forms

Translations (43)

ko 아이티 사람 (person from Haiti) · el Αϊτινός (person from Haiti) · ru гаитя́нин (person from Haiti) · nl Haïtiaanse (person from Haiti) · ca haitià (person from Haiti) · ru гаитя́нка (person from Haiti) · ja ハイチ人 (person from Haiti) · pl Haitanka (person from Haiti) · es haitiano (person from Haiti) · ast haitiana (person from Haiti) · de Haitianerin (person from Haiti) · nn haitiar (person from Haiti) · sv haitier (person from Haiti) · de Haitianer (person from Haiti) · pl Haitańczyk (person from Haiti) · cmn 海地人 (person from Haiti) · ko 아이티인 (person from Haiti) · ca haitiana (person from Haiti) · nl Haïtiaan (person from Haiti) · sl haitan (person from Haiti) · eo haitianino (person from Haiti) · it haitiana (person from Haiti) · uk гаїтянин (person from Haiti) · fr Haïtien (person from Haiti) · ro haitian (person from Haiti) · ast haitianu (person from Haiti) · fi haitilainen (person from Haiti) · eo haitiano (person from Haiti) · sw Mhaiti (person from Haiti) · uk гаїтянка (person from Haiti) · az haitili (person from Haiti) · da haitianer (person from Haiti) · it haitiano (person from Haiti) · tr Haitili (person from Haiti) · cs Haiťan (person from Haiti) · fr Haïtienne (person from Haiti) · ro haitiană (person from Haiti) · nb haitier (person from Haiti) · pt haitiano (person from Haiti) · el Αϊτινή (person from Haiti) · nb haitianer (person from Haiti) · gl haitiano (person from Haiti) · es haitiana (person from Haiti)

Haitian en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈheɪ.ʃən/ (UK, US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Haiti Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Haitian From Haiti + -an.

Meanings

1. Haitian Creole, one of the official languages of Haiti.