Haitian
From this island
Haitian refers to a person from Haiti or something relating to that Caribbean nation.
As a noun, it denotes a native or citizen of Haiti: Haitians have a rich tradition of visual art.
As an adjective, it describes the culture, people, or language: Haitian Creole, Haitian cuisine.
The term encompasses both those living in Haiti and the large diaspora, particularly in the United States and Canada.
African oral tradition keeper
- tassoSpiced smoked pork seasoning
- plantainsStarchy banana relatives
- rice and beansTwo staple foods combined
- rumMolasses-based liquor
Folk magic, often Caribbean
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- peristyleColumned enclosure around courtyard
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- proverbsTraditional wisdom capsules
folktales · drumming · dance · oral tradition · ironwork · papier-mâché
Haiti's seat of government
- HispaniolaCaribbean island, two countries
- Caribbean SeaTropical Atlantic basin
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
System of symbolic communication
- patoisRegional informal speech
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- pidginImprovised contact language
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
vernacular · phonology · syntax · grammar · linguistics · translation · multilingual · lexicon
Violent governmental overthrow
- independenceFreedom from external control
- slaveryOwnership of people
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- French colonyLand governed from Paris
freedom · emancipation · maroons · colonialism · resistance · republic · liberation
griot
African oral tradition keeper
- tassoSpiced smoked pork seasoning
- plantainsStarchy banana relatives
- rice and beansTwo staple foods combined
voodoo
Folk magic, often Caribbean
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- peristyleColumned enclosure around courtyard
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
proverbs · folktales · drumming · dance · oral tradition · ironwork · papier-mâché
Port-au-Prince
Haiti's seat of government
- HispaniolaCaribbean island, two countries
- Caribbean SeaTropical Atlantic basin
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
language
System of symbolic communication
bilingualism · vernacular · phonology · syntax · grammar · linguistics · translation · multilingual · lexicon · dialect
revolution
Violent governmental overthrow
- independenceFreedom from external control
- slaveryOwnership of people
- rebellionDefiance of established power
French colony · freedom · emancipation · maroons · colonialism · resistance · republic · liberation
Miami
Southeast Florida coastal city
remittances · immigration · exile · community · identity · abroad · nostalgia · homeland · migration · Flatbush
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
- Caribbean identityAfro-Caribbean, Indo-Caribbean, Creole, mulatto, mestizo
- NationalitiesAmerican, Australian, Brazilian, British, Canadian
- Latino identitiesLatino, Latinx, Hispanic, Latin American, Mexican
- Greater AntillesCuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
- EthnicitiesAsian, African, European, Arab, Chinese
HaitianDominican
Preaching order member
Jamaican · Cuban · Puerto Rican · Bahamian · Trinidadian
- Haitian AmericanCitizen with Caribbean island roots
- Haitian RevolutionSuccessful slave rebellion, 1790s
- Haitian CreoleCaribbean nation's primary language
- Haiti earthquakeCaribbean island seismic disaster
- Haitian refugeesPeople fleeing that Caribbean nation
- Little HaitiMiami's Haitian immigrant quarter