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Bois Caïman

Bois Caïman proper noun: a place in northern Haiti near Le Cap, site of a vodou ceremony in which the first major slave insurrection of the Haitian Revolution was planned on August 14, 1791.

Proper noun

Bois Caïman

  1. A place in northern Haiti near Le Cap, site of a vodou ceremony in which the first major slave insurrection of the Haitian Revolution was planned on August 14, 1791.

Origin of Bois Caïman

From French Bois Caïman (“Alligator Forest”); compare Haitian Creole Bwa Kayiman.

Questions about Bois Caïman

What does Bois Caïman mean?
Bois Caïman means a place in northern Haiti near Le Cap, site of a vodou ceremony in which the first major slave insurrection of the Haitian Revolution was planned on August 14, 1791.
What part of speech is Bois Caïman?
Bois Caïman is a proper noun.

Words near Bois Caïman in the dictionary

  1. Boirons
  2. bois
  3. bois bande
  4. Bois Brule
  5. Bois Caiman
  6. Bois Caïman
  7. bois d'arc
  8. bois d'arcs
  9. bois d'olive
  10. Bois de Boulogne
  11. Bois de la Cambre

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