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 (synset 108769327)
    domain member category: voodoo - (Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities
    instance hypernym: country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation
    member holonym: haitian - a native or inhabitant of Haiti
    member meronym: 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
    part holonym: haitian capital, port-au-prince - the capital and largest city of Haiti
    part meronym:
    synonym: republic of haiti
  2. An island in the West Indies (synset 108769150)
    instance hypernym: island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
    part holonym:
    • 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
    part meronym: greater antilles - a group of islands in the western West Indies
    synonym: hayti, hispaniola

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