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Haiti
HAY-tee
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A country occupying the western third of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean.
"Haiti became the first Black-led republic in the world after its 1804 independence."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Caribbean nation sharing the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.
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Etymology
From a Taíno word meaning "land of high mountains," the name the island's original inhabitants used for Hispaniola.