HAITI
Dictionary entry overview: What does Haiti mean?
• HAITI (noun)
The noun HAITI has 2 senses:
1. 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
2. an island in the West Indies
Familiarity information: HAITI used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HAITI (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Haiti; Republic of Haiti
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "Haiti"):
Haitian capital; Port-au-Prince (the capital and largest city of Haiti)
Meronyms (members of "Haiti"):
Haitian (a native or inhabitant of Haiti)
Holonyms ("Haiti" is a part of...):
Caribbean (region including the Caribbean islands)
Haiti; Hayti; Hispaniola (an island in the West Indies)
Holonyms ("Haiti" is a member of...):
OAS; Organization of American States (an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
Meaning:
An island in the West Indies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Hayti; Hispaniola; Haiti
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Meronyms (parts of "Haiti"):
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)
Dominican Republic (a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola)
Holonyms ("Haiti" is a part of...):
Greater Antilles (a group of islands in the western West Indies)
