Haitian

See also: haitian

English

Etymology

Haiti +‎ -an

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈheɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Audio (U.S.A.) (file)

Noun

Haitian (plural Haitians)

A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.

Translations

person from Haiti

Catalan: haitià m, haitiana f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 海地人 (zh) (Hǎidìrén)
Czech: Haiťan m
Danish: haitianer c
Esperanto: haitiano m, haitianino f
French: Haïtien (fr) m, Haïtienne (fr) f
German: Haitianer (de) m, Haitianerin (de) f
Greek: Αϊτινός (el) m (Aïtinós), Αϊτινή f (Aïtiní)
Italian: haitiano m, haitiana f
Japanese: ハイチ人 (Haichi-jin)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: haitier m, haitianer m

Nynorsk: haitiar (nn) m
Portuguese: haitiano (pt) m
Romanian: haitian m, haitiană f
Russian: гаитя́нин (ru) m (gaitjánin), гаитя́нка (ru) f (gaitjánka)
Slovene: haitan
Spanish: haitiano (es) m, haitiana f
Swahili: Mhaiti (sw)
Swedish: haitier (sv) c
Turkish: Haitili (tr)

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.

Derived terms

Haitianness

Translations

pertaining to the country, people, or language

Catalan: haitià
Czech: haitský (cs)
Danish: haitiansk, haitisk
French: haïtien (fr)
German: haitianisch (de)
Italian: haitiano
Norwegian:
Bokmål: haitisk

Nynorsk: haitisk (nn)

Portuguese: haitiano (pt)
Romanian: haitian
Russian: гаитя́нский (ru) (gaitjánskij)
Slovene: haitski (sl)
Spanish: haitiano (es) m
Swahili: Kihaiti

Further reading

Haitian creole Wikipedia
Haitian Creole - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.

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