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
2.
Origin
From Taíno hayiti (“land of lofty barrows or mountains”), which was the native name given to the whole island of Hispaniola.
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