Haitian
UK/ˈheɪ.ʃən/
Haitian noun: a person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.
Noun
Haitian (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
- Haitian Creole, one of the official languages of Haiti.
Adjective
Haitian (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
Haitian meaning in Bengali
Haitian in Bengali
- হাইতিয়
Forms of Haitian
| plural | Haitians |
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Origin of Haitian
From Haiti + -an.
Words formed from Haitian
Phrases with Haitian
Words that rhyme with Haitian
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about Haitian
- What does Haitian mean?
- Haitian means a person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.
- What is Haitian in Bengali?
- Haitian in Bengali is হাইতিয়. See Haitian meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is Haitian?
- Haitian can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Haitian?
- Haitian is pronounced /ˈheɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Haitian?
- The plural of Haitian is Haitians.
Words near Haitian in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Haitian (page history and authors); Haitian (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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