adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, US:/ˈheɪ.ʃən/
rhymes with -eɪʃən
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CMU ARPABET:HH EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Haiti, its inhabitants, or their language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
Haitian Creole, one of the official languages of Haiti.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or characteristic of the republic of Haiti or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Haitian shantytowns
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a native or inhabitant of Haiti
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: West Indian
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Haiti Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Haitian From Haiti + -an.
Across languages
Translations
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
haitianu
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Catalan:
haitià
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Czech:
haitský
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Danish:
haitiansk
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Danish:
haitisk
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Dutch:
Haïtiaans
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
French:
haïtien
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Galician:
haitiano
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
German:
haitianisch
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Haitian Creole:
ayisyen
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Italian:
haitiano
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Norwegian Bokmål:
haitisk
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
haitisk
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Polish:
haitański
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Portuguese:
haitiano
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Romanian:
haitian
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Russian:
гаитя́нский
(gaitjánskij)
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Slovene:
haitijski
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Spanish:
haitiano
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Swahili:
Kihaiti
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Ukrainian:
гаїтя́нський
(hajitjánsʹkyj)
— pertaining to the country, people, or language
Asturian:
haitianu
— person from Haiti
Asturian:
haitiana
— person from Haiti
Azerbaijani:
haitili
— person from Haiti
Catalan:
haitià
— person from Haiti
Catalan:
haitiana
— person from Haiti
Chinese Mandarin:
海地人
(Hǎidìrén)
— person from Haiti
Czech:
Haiťan
— person from Haiti
Danish:
haitianer
— person from Haiti
Dutch:
Haïtiaan
— person from Haiti
Dutch:
Haïtiaanse
— person from Haiti
Esperanto:
haitiano
— person from Haiti
Esperanto:
haitianino
— person from Haiti
French:
Haïtien
— person from Haiti
French:
Haïtienne
— person from Haiti
Galician:
haitiano
— person from Haiti
German:
Haitianer
— person from Haiti
German:
Haitianerin
— person from Haiti
Greek:
Αϊτινός
(Aïtinós)
— person from Haiti
Greek:
Αϊτινή
(Aïtiní)
— person from Haiti
Italian:
haitiano
— person from Haiti
Italian:
haitiana
— person from Haiti
Japanese:
ハイチ人
(Haichi-jin)
— person from Haiti
Korean:
아이티인
(aitiin)
— person from Haiti
Korean:
아이티 사람
(aiti saram)
— person from Haiti
Norwegian Bokmål:
haitier
— person from Haiti
Norwegian Bokmål:
haitianer
— person from Haiti
Norwegian Nynorsk:
haitiar
— person from Haiti
Polish:
Haitańczyk
— person from Haiti
Polish:
Haitanka
— person from Haiti
Portuguese:
haitiano
— person from Haiti
Romanian:
haitian
— person from Haiti
Romanian:
haitiană
— person from Haiti
Russian:
гаитя́нин
(gaitjánin)
— person from Haiti
Russian:
гаитя́нка
(gaitjánka)
— person from Haiti
Slovene:
haitan
— person from Haiti
Spanish:
haitiano
— person from Haiti
Spanish:
haitiana
— person from Haiti
Swahili:
Mhaiti
— person from Haiti
Swedish:
haitier
— person from Haiti
Turkish:
Haitili
— person from Haiti
Ukrainian:
гаїтянин
(hajitjanyn)
— person from Haiti
Ukrainian:
гаїтянка
(hajitjanka)
— person from Haiti
