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REPUBLIC OF HAITI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
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 "Republic of Haiti"):
Haitian capital; Port-au-Prince (the capital and largest city of Haiti)
Meronyms (members of "Republic 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 ("Republic of Haiti" is a part of...):
Caribbean (region including the Caribbean Islands)
Haiti; Hayti; Hispaniola (an island in the West Indies)
Holonyms ("Republic of 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)
