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    HAITI

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An island in the West Indiesplay

    Synonyms:

    Haiti; Hayti; Hispaniola

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    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)

    Sense 2

    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 hemisphereplay

    Synonyms:

    Haiti; Republic of Haiti

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    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)

    Domain member category:

    voodoo ((Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities)

    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 including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)

    Derivation:

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

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