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- proper noun Archaic form of
Haiti .
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Examples
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On the sixth of December they crossed from the eastern cape of Cuba to the northwestern point of the island, which we call Hayti or San Domingo.
The life of Christopher Columbus: from his own letters and journals and other documents of his time. 1891
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Europeans were at their ignorance and simplicity, pointed towards the east, to an island which they called Hayti, in which this metal was more abundant.
Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia Rev. T. [Editor] Wilson 1826
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Stone, 41, was taken to the hospital in Hayti, Mo., with multiple stab wounds to the upper part of his body and later admitted to the
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Española they called Hayti, and they must have said that in Hayti there were great _bohios_. "
The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Various 1884
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The part of the island where they arrived was called Hayti, another part Xamana, and the third Bohio.
The life of Christopher Columbus: from his own letters and journals and other documents of his time. 1891
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THE island of Hayti belongs to the Western Continent, and is related to the United States in the following manner: The Spanish island, called Cuba, has nearly the form of a caterpillar, with its curved tail dipping into the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico, its body lying directly southeast of Florida, and its head curved towards Hayti, which is directly southeast of it, and is second in dimension to Cuba.
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The island being large, is divided into provinces; the part which we first touched at, is called Hayti; another province adjoining it, they call Xamaná; [295-5] and the next province is named Bohio, [295-6] where we now are.
The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Various 1884
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He cruises among the Bahama islands, discovers Cuba and Hispaniola (now called Hayti), explores their coasts, holds peaceful intercourse with the natives, and is transported with enthusiasm in view of the beauty of the country and its great capacities; but he sees no gold, only a few ornaments to show that there is gold somewhere near, if it only could be found.
Beacon Lights of History John Lord 1852
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Martinique and Hayti, which is porous, filled with terebratulites, and other vestiges of sea-shells, somewhat analogous to the limestone of
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At present the Dominican Government is in peaceful possession of all the area claimed by it, except a narrow strip bordering Hayti, which is abandoned by both Powers and occupied only by a handful of roving desperadoes, who hold themselves amenable to no government and are equally willing to rob their so-called friends, as their acknowledged foes.
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