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HAITIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Haiti

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Haitian" is a kind of...):

West Indian (a native or inhabitant of the West Indies)

Holonyms ("Haitian" is a member of...):

Haiti; Republic of Haiti (a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere)

Derivation:

Haitian (of or relating to or characteristic of the republic of Haiti or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of the republic of Haiti or its people

Example:

Haitian shantytowns

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Haiti (a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere)

Derivation:

Haiti (a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere)

Haitian (a native or inhabitant of Haiti)

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