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Haiti   /hˈeɪti/   Listen
Haiti

noun
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.  Synonym: Republic of Haiti.
2.
An island in the West Indies.  Synonyms: Hayti, Hispaniola.



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... to find neither spices nor silks and but little gold in the "Indies," and Columbus was derisively dubbed the "Admiral of the Mosquitos." In spite of failures the search for wealth was prosecuted with vigor. During the next half century Haiti, called Hispaniola ("Spanish Isle"), served as a starting point for the occupation of Puerto Rico, Cuba (1508), and other islands. An aged adventurer, Ponce de Leon, in search of a fountain of youth, explored the coast of Florida in 1513, and subsequent expeditions pushed on to ...
— A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. • Carlton J. H. Hayes



Words linked to "Haiti" :   state, land, Port-au-Prince, OAS, Haitian capital, Dominican Republic, Organization of American States, country, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Hayti, Republic of Haiti, island, voodoo, Hispaniola



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