Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • An island in the West Indies: "Hayti" is a historical and alternative name for the island in the Caribbean Sea that is now politically divided between the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Hayti in 1492.
  • The name "Hayti" is derived from an indigenous Taíno word meaning "mountainous land."

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Archaic Reference: The term "Hayti" is primarily used in historical contexts or older texts to refer to the entire island. In modern English, the island is most commonly called "Hispaniola."
  • The 1804 revolution established the first independent nation in Latin America on the island of Hayti.

Variants and Related Words

• Hispaniola (n): The modern and most widely used name for the island.
  • Hispaniola is the second-largest island in the Caribbean.
• Haiti (n): The name of the western part of the island, which is an independent country.
  • Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.
• Saint-Domingue (n): The French colonial name for the western part of the island before the Haitian Revolution.
  • Saint-Domingue was a wealthy French colony on Hayti.

Synonyms

• Hispaniola: The contemporary geographical name for the island.
• Quisqueya: Another indigenous name for the island, sometimes used poetically or historically.

Noun

1. an island in the West Indies